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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-6950X - 236 vs 233 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $129.29 vs $588.88
- Up to 78% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-6950X - $0.55 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.29
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
74 FPS
$16.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 7 3700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.86/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.2/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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129 FPS
$8.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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122 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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135 FPS
$14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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160 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.91/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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111 FPS
$20.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$25.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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160 FPS
$11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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129 FPS
$4.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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100 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$42.61/FPS
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