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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 48% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-6950X - 265 vs 179 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
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
59.430931620009176%
Multi-Core
8447
71.08474291003955%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
£26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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167 FPS
£9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
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127 FPS
£10.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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90 FPS
£12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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