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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1619 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 71% better in League of Legends than Core i7-6950X - 280 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $202.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-6950X - $0.72 vs $3.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
280
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$202
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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
Very High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-6950X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
258 FPS
$5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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262 FPS
$5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
In Stock
267 FPS
$8.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,185.2
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265 FPS
$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,177.09
In Stock
266 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
In Stock
258 FPS
$6.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
In Stock
262 FPS
$4.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
265 FPS
$6.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,650.76
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265 FPS
$5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.95
In Stock
263 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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