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CA$659
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2645 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6700 - 187 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$260.62 vs CA$659.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$1.53 vs CA$3.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.52/FPS
43.46590909090909%
Price, CA$
CA$659
39%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
170
90.9090909090909%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$260.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 4916 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
44.00953029271613%
Multi-Core
4140
21.45856009951796%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-6700
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
1 FPS
CA$750/FPS
GeForce GTX 970M
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$750
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34 FPS
CA$30.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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23 FPS
CA$47.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,099.99
In Stock
1 FPS
CA$800.99/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$800.99
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