Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 688 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 5 2600X - 94 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $135.27 vs $364.86
- Up to 62% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-6950X - $1.65 vs $4.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
91
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€150.15
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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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 | 3.6 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |