Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 1619 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i7-6950X - 231 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$358.98 vs CA$588.88
- Up to 50% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6950X - CA$1.55 vs CA$3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$358.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1883 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 12 |
20 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |