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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 335 days older than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6950X - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $129.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6950X - $0.7 vs $2.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-6700
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
62 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$14.91/FPS
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Core i7-6700
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