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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-6950X - 145 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $247.16 vs $499.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-6950X - $1.7 vs $3.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-11700KF
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
66 FPS
$15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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110 FPS
$10.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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66 FPS
$22.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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104 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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66 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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104 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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104 FPS
$21.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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94 FPS
$17.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,668.47
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104 FPS
$14.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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