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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $999
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 771 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 190 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $129.0 vs $221.76
- Up to 43% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $0.68 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 32 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
44 FPS
$17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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