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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2645 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 254% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-6700 - 85 vs 24 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $130.0 vs $465.12
- Up to 1% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 7950X - $5.42 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.47/FPS
99.08592321755027%
Price, $
$465.12
27%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
24
28.235294117647058%
Value, $/FPS
$5.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
44.00953029271613%
Multi-Core
4140
21.45856009951796%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-6700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$869.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$91.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$37.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$789.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$819.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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26 FPS
$88.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$45.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$43.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,988
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46 FPS
$56.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
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26 FPS
$99.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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