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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6950X - 745 vs 689 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $440.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6950X - $0.59 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
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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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
745
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$440
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i9-10900K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
658 FPS
$3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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661 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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509 FPS
$4.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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745 FPS
$5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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