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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 2150 days newer than Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6950X - 124 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Thermaltake LCGS Vista 460TS Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D, 16GB DDR4 3600Mhz, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) V27S-B550-46T-LCS
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
61.93208990913438%
Multi-Core
8447
77.0993063161738%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
124 FPS
$25.81/FPS
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