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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6950X - 134 vs 127 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $499.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10900X - $3.93 vs $4.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
127
94%
Value, $/FPS
$3.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-6950X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
134 FPS
$43.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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