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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 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 i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 7% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-6950X - 147 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $140.0 vs $588.88
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-8700
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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50 FPS
$35.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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80 FPS
$31.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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