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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 1619 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 8% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-6950X - 522 vs 484 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $202.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-6950X - $0.39 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
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 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
522
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$202
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 5800X
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
195 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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254 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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302 FPS
$3.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,177.09
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325 FPS
$11.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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328 FPS
$6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,966.68
In Stock
195 FPS
$8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
In Stock
254 FPS
$4.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
302 FPS
$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,650.76
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302 FPS
$4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.95
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195 FPS
$5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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