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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 854 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 112 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$1300.0 vs CA$1783.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$11.61 vs CA$16.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 48 vs 20 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
112
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$11.61/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1300
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
111
99.10714285714286%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$16.06/FPS
72.29140722291407%
Price, CA$
CA$1783
72%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for CA$1,783 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54944 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
95.36679536679536%
Multi-Core
7407
87.68793654551912%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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