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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 i9-11900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-6950X - 237 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $210.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-6950X - $0.89 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 20 vs 16 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i7-6950X
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
139 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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