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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 688 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 7 2700 - 225 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $185.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-6950X - $0.83 vs $2.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
Epic
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 2700
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
58 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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55 FPS
$21.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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68 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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