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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1132 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 3400G - 166 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $98.15 vs $499.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-6950X - $0.6 vs $3.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
163
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 3400G
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
17 FPS
$48.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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