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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 315 days older than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 1600 - 86 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 1600
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
18 FPS
$47.22/FPS
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Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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