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Core i9-10920X vs Core i7-6950X

Core i9-10920X vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core LGA 2066 Processor

Buy for CA$1,271.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

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Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray

Buy for CA$1,186.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core LGA 2066 Processor

Buy for CA$1,271.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray

Buy for CA$1,186.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Core i9-10920X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-6950X - 166 vs 163 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6950X

  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - CA$1186.88 vs CA$1271.30
  • Up to 5% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-10920X - CA$7.28 vs CA$7.66 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

166

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$7.66/FPS

95%

Price, CA$

CA$1271.3

93%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core LGA 2066 Processor

Buy for CA$1,271.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

163

98%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$7.28/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1186.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray

Buy for CA$1,186.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1675

100%

Multi-Core

11349

100%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

77%

Multi-Core

8447

74%

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo

Core i9-10920X

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Core i7-6950X

Oct 19th, 2019
May 31st, 2016
Core i9 ExtremeCore i7
Cascade LakeBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Desktop
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10
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20
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
165 W
140 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
30.0x
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