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Core i7-6950X vs Core i9-7980XE

Core i7-6950X vs Core i9-7980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $1723

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 458 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 2% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-6950X - 133 vs 130 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 36 vs 20 threads
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

130

97.74436090225564%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

86.62207357859532%

Multi-Core

8447

72.71866391184572%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

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Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Broadwell-ECodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
18
20Threads
36
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
140 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0x
Multiplier26.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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