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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 822 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $499.0 vs $1075.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $2.73 vs $5.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 140 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
Value Winner
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
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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