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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-6950X - 238 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$428.58 vs CA$1300.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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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
Very High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
57.377049180327866%
Multi-Core
8447
82.93568973981345%
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
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
172 FPS
CA$8.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
CA$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
CA$12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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