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Core i7-6950X vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Core i7-6950X vs Ryzen 5 3500X: 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 — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 5 3500X is 1211 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i7-6950X - 203 vs 199 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Valheim.
Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

199

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

203

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.44/FPS

100%

Price, £

£89.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

83%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

69%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell-ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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