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Core i7-6950X vs Core i9-10900X

Core i7-6950X vs Core i9-10900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

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FPS Winner

Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 683.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 663 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 1236 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Core i7-6950X

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-10900X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6950X - 218 vs 213 FPS
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

213

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

218

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.14/FPS

100%

Price, €

€683.51

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 683.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 663 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1338

84%

Multi-Core

8627

90%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1586

100%

Multi-Core

9615

100%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Core i7-6950X

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Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Core i9-10900X

May 31st, 2016
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7 ExtremeCore i9
Broadwell-ECascade Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3Intel Socket 2066
Desktop
Desktop
1010
2020
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
140 W
165 W
14 nm14 nm
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