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Core i7-6950X vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Core i7-6950X vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1723

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MSRP in USD: $1799

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 804 days older than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 139 vs 137 FPS
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 140 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 64 vs 20 threads
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

139

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018


FPS

137

98.56115107913669%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

100%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018


Single-Core

1180

91.11969111969111%

Multi-Core

7221

85.48597135077543%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Logo

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Aug 13th, 2018
Core i7CollectionRyzen Threadripper
Broadwell-ECodenameColfax
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket SP3r2
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
32
20Threads
64
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
140 W
TDP250 W
14 nmProcess Size
12 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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