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Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-4930K

Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-4930K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1003 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4930K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Performs up to 24% better in War Thunder than Core i7-4930K - 173 vs 140 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4930K - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4930K

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $100.0 vs $449.0
  • Up to 73% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6950X - $0.71 vs $2.6 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

173

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.6/FPS

27%

Price, $

$449

22%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $449 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-4930K Logo
Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

140

80%

Value, $/FPS

$0.71/FPS

100%

Price, $

$100

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-4930K Processor - BX80633I74930K

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 147 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-4930K Logo
Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

100%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i7-4930K Logo
Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

662

51%

Multi-Core

3336

39%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

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Intel Core i7-4930K Logo

Intel Core i7-4930K

May 31st, 2016
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameIvy Bridge E
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
140 WTDP
130 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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