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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i7-860 - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $48.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Control than Core i7-6950X - $0.24 vs $2.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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