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Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i7-6950X

Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $799

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1723

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1619 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - 175 vs 139 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€953.9

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T 3.40GHz tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 953.9 on Amazon

In Stock

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Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

139

79.42857142857143%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

59.15943353129283%

Multi-Core

8447

69.47117361625133%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

vs
Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
VermeerCodenameBroadwell-E
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores10
32
Threads20
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
105 W
TDP140 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-6950X

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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