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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 688 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $210.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-6950X - $1.03 vs $2.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 0% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 7 2700X - 205 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
204
99%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Core i7-6950X
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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