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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 458 days older than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $327.25 vs $699.00
- Up to 53% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-7980XE - $1.73 vs $3.70 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 36 vs 20 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$327.25
100%
Value Winner
CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3
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Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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