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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $106.89 vs $744.99
- Up to 85% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.53 vs $3.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-6700 - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
202
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.89
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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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.58/FPS
15%
Price, $
$744.99
14%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Updated 187 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
92 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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182 FPS
$22.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$4,169.99
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150 FPS
$20.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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150 FPS
$23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,449.99
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158 FPS
$20.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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208 FPS
$33.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$7,049.99
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109 FPS
$32.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$3,569.99
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109 FPS
$27.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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208 FPS
$39.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$8,269.99
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174 FPS
$17.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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