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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 688 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 347 vs 341 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $102.37 vs $430.59
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
88.95752895752895%
Multi-Core
4841
57.31028767609803%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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