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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 5 7600X is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 29% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-6950X - 272 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $197.00 vs $588.88
- Up to 74% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-6950X - $0.72 vs $2.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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1920 x 1080
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Highest
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
145 FPS
$8.62/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Radeon RX 7600
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Radeon RX 7600 XT
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16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$8.45/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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145 FPS
$7.59/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$8.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.5/FPS
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