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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 304 days older than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $180.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-6950X - $1.71 vs $5.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 91 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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