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Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-8700

Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-8700: 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 — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 5% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-6950X - 157 vs 149 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

149

94.90445859872611%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

85.59153998678123%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

69.90647567183615%

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs

Intel Core i7-8700

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-8700

Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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