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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 2310 days newer than Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-6950X - 236 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
105 FPS
£12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,268.4
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127 FPS
£11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,414.8
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197 FPS
£10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,118
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148 FPS
£10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,580.4
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171 FPS
£9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,648.8
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197 FPS
£20.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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197 FPS
£19.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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