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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 1750 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 i7-11700KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 33% better in F1 23 than Core i7-6950X - 282 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$461.52 vs CA$499.97
- Up to 31% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i7-6950X - CA$1.64 vs CA$2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
282
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$461.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-11700KF
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
165 FPS
CA$8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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190 FPS
CA$7.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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144 FPS
CA$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
CA$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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