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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Core i7-6950X - 61 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 28 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $588.88 vs $675.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10940X - $10.52 vs $11.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.46/FPS
91.79755671902268%
Price, $
$675
87%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 63 minutes ago
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
56
91.80327868852459%
Value, $/FPS
$10.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$588.88
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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In Stock
Updated 64 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
82.90653008962869%
Multi-Core
8447
78.43810938805832%
Intel Core i9-10940X | 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 |
14 | Cores | 10 |
28 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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