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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-6950X - 171 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - CA$428.29 vs CA$1171.29
- Up to 66% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-6950X - CA$2.5 vs CA$7.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
171
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.5/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$428.29
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
160
93.56725146198829%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.32/FPS
34.15300546448087%
Price, CA$
CA$1171.29
36%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition 3.0, Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
55.89123867069487%
Multi-Core
8447
83.42716049382716%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i7-6950X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
CA$31.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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