Buy on Amazon
$499
In Stock
Availability
Availability
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1723
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 704 days older than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 15 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i3-8121U - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 20 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
Buy for $499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8968 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
