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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 275 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 1800X - 86 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $235.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-6950X - $2.8 vs $5.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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