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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2409 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $499.0 vs $592.95
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 31% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - 166 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - $3.57 vs $3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 120 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
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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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$592.95
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
166 FPS
$27.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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166 FPS
$24.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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159 FPS
$19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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164 FPS
$21.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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157 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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162 FPS
$18.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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