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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i7-6950X

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3

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In Stock

Updated 1664 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3

Buy for 265.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1664 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 1619 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6950X - 121 vs 105 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 - 24 vs 20 threads
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

105

86.77685950413223%

Value, €/FPS

€2.53/FPS

100%

Price, €

€265.6

100%

Value Winner

CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3

Buy for 265.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1664 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

59.430931620009176%

Multi-Core

8447

71.08474291003955%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

vs

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
12
Cores10
24
Threads20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
105 W
TDP140 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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