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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700F is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-6950X - 146 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$349.79 vs CA$588.88
- Up to 41% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-6950X - CA$2.4 vs CA$4.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
146
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.4/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$349.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-10700F
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
25 FPS
CA$100/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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39 FPS
CA$37.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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32 FPS
CA$91.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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