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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - 139 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $379.00 vs $588.88
- Up to 44% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - $2.73 vs $4.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$379
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 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 9 7900X
With selected game settings
127 FPS
$14.96/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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$17.09/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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