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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-950.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than Core i7-950 - 170 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-950 - $99.97 vs $100.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-950 - $0.59 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 12 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-950 or Ryzen 5 2600X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
111 FPS
$9.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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