Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-13700KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1723

CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz (5.4 Turbo) 16 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor - Raptor Lake

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-13700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-13700KF is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Core i7-13700KF

Performs up to 16% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6950X - 410 vs 352 FPS
Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $251.14 vs $327.25
Up to 34% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6950X - $0.61 vs $0.93 per FPS
Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

FPS

352

86%

Value, $/FPS

$0.93/FPS

66%

Price, $

$327.25

76%

CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3

Buy for $327.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 440 minutes ago

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

410

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.61/FPS

100%

Price, $

$251.14

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz (5.4 Turbo) 16 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor - Raptor Lake

Buy for $251.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 439 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

369

FPS

188

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

957

FPS

757

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

194

FPS

154

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

377

FPS

299

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

232

FPS

181

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Single-Core

1338

46%

Multi-Core

8627

49%

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2903

100%

Multi-Core

17596

100%

Core i7-6950X	vs	Core i7-13700KF
May 31st, 2016	Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7 Extreme	Collection	Core i7
Broadwell-E	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	16
20	Threads	24
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
3.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.4 GHz
140 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes