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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - 137 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $395.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - $2.88 vs $3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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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 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 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 9 3900X or Core i7-6950X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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121 FPS
$24.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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115 FPS
$23.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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102 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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