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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6950X - 252 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $207.99 vs $499.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6950X - $0.83 vs $2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
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 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
252
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 7600X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
138 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,449.99
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150 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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142 FPS
$12.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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184 FPS
$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,249.99
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170 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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150 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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129 FPS
$17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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192 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,019.99
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133 FPS
$10.75/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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