Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 31% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - 166 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$509.0 vs CA$588.88
- Up to 34% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - CA$3.07 vs CA$4.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.07/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$509
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
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 | 4.7 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |