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In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 580 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 i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6950X - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$322.05 vs CA$1300.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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