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Core i9-10920X vs Core i7-6950X

Core i9-10920X vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for 629.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

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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 294.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for 629.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

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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 294.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Core i9-10920X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6950X - 592 vs 545 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6950X

  • Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $294.82 vs $629.73
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10920X - $0.54 vs $1.06 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

592

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.06/FPS

51%

Price, €

€629.73

46%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for 629.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 288 minutes ago

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

545

92%

Value, €/FPS

€0.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€294.82

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 294.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1675

100%

Multi-Core

11349

100%

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

77%

Multi-Core

8447

74%

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo

Core i9-10920X

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Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Core i7-6950X

Oct 19th, 2019
May 31st, 2016
Core i9 ExtremeCore i7
Cascade LakeBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Desktop
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10
24
20
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
165 W
140 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
30.0x
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