Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 1750 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 i9-11900F - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - 174 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $210.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - $1.21 vs $3.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |