Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 688 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $99.97 vs $499.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6950X - $0.78 vs $3.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 2600X - 129 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
128
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |