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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9800X is 3426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 16% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-950 - 141 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $83.31 vs $768.88
- Up to 88% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-9800X - $0.68 vs $5.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.45/FPS
12.477064220183486%
Price, $
$768.88
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
FPS
122
86.52482269503547%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.31
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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In Stock
Updated 202 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Single-Core
463
33.845029239766085%
Multi-Core
1569
21.338229294165647%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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