Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 950 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 3500U - 56 vs 50 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 15 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
