Buy on Amazon
$499
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1723
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $109
Availability
MSRP in USD: $109
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 422 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen 3 1200 - 224 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $395.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-6950X - $1.8 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 1419 minutes ago
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB
Buy for $395 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1419 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | 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.
