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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 2409 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 14% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-6950X - 551 vs 484 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$760.00 vs CA$1186.32
- Up to 44% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-6950X - CA$1.38 vs CA$2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 120 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
551
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$760
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
With selected game settings
460 FPS
CA$8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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