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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 7% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-6950X - 134 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $295.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-6950X - $2.2 vs $3.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 3800X
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
46 FPS
$38.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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49 FPS
$46.9/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
$32.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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