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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 950 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 15 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 3500U - 218 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 20 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
218
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1152.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 6th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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