Intel Core i7-6950X Overview

Intel Core i7-6950X
Type: DESKTOP
Release date: May 2016
Intel Core i7-6950X
Intel_BroadwellArchitecture
10Cores
20Threads
3000 Mhz Frequency
3500 MhzTurbo Clock
140 W TDP

Summary

Relative performance

  • Intel Atom Z2560
    1165%
  • Intel Atom Z670
    1012%
  • Intel Atom Z2580
    897%
  • AMD E-240
    866%
  • AMD C-50
    617%
  • Intel Atom N570
    473%
  • AMD A4-3310MX
    470%
  • AMD C-70
    452%
  • AMD C-60
    422%
  • AMD Z-60
    421%
  • AMD E-350
    388%
  • AMD E-300
    384%
  • Intel Celeron 3205U
    370%
  • Intel Atom N2600
    361%
  • AMD E1-1200
    325%
  • Intel Pentium 967
    321%
  • AMD A4-1250
    319%
  • Intel Celeron B800
    314%
  • Intel Celeron B710
    306%
  • Intel Celeron B815
    298%
  • Intel Celeron 847
    290%
  • AMD E1-2100
    279%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
    266%
  • Intel Celeron B810
    251%
  • AMD A4-1200
    248%
  • Intel Core i3-2357M
    243%
  • AMD A4-3300M
    239%
  • AMD E1-2500
    238%
  • Intel Pentium 977
    230%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    227%
  • Intel Atom Z2760
    224%
  • Intel Atom N2800
    212%
  • AMD A4-3305M
    211%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
    208%
  • Intel Pentium 987
    201%
  • Intel Core i9-10980XE
    201%
  • AMD E2-1800
    196%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    190%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    187%
  • AMD A4-4355M
    187%
  • Intel Pentium 2129Y
    184%
  • Intel Core i3-2377M
    184%
  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    182%
  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    182%
  • Intel Pentium B970
    182%
  • AMD A8-3500M
    180%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    175%
  • AMD A6-3400M
    175%
  • AMD E-450
    172%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    171%
  • Intel Core i5-10600KF
    171%
  • Intel Celeron 887
    166%
  • Intel Atom Z3740
    165%
  • AMD A6-4455M
    164%
  • Intel Core i5-2467M
    164%
  • AMD A6-1450
    164%
  • Intel Celeron 2955U
    158%
  • AMD A6-3410MX
    155%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
    154%
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE
    153%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    151%
  • Intel Core i9-7960X
    147%
  • Intel Core i3-4010U
    146%
  • Intel Core i5-2557M
    146%
  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    144%
  • Intel Atom Z3770
    142%
  • Intel Core i3-2310M
    142%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    142%
  • AMD A8-3520M
    140%
  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    140%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    138%
  • Intel Core i9-9900KS
    138%
  • Intel Core i5-2537M
    137%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    136%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    135%
  • AMD A6-4400M
    132%
  • AMD A10-4655M
    129%
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    125%
  • AMD A4-5000
    125%
  • Intel Core i5-2415M
    124%
  • AMD A4-4300M
    124%
  • Intel Core i5-4330M
    124%
  • Intel Core i5-2520M
    121%
  • AMD A4-5150M
    120%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    120%
  • AMD A8-4555M
    120%
  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    119%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
    118%
  • AMD A8-3850
    116%
  • Intel Celeron 1000M
    116%
  • Intel Celeron 1037U
    115%
  • AMD A6-5350M
    115%
  • Intel Core i7-2635QM
    114%
  • Intel Core i3-3229Y
    113%
  • Intel Pentium 2117U
    113%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U
    113%
  • Intel Core i3-2367M
    111%
  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    109%
  • AMD A10-5745M
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    108%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    107%
  • AMD A8-3510MX
    106%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
    106%
  • Intel Core i3-2330M
    105%
  • AMD A8-4500M
    105%
  • Intel Core i7-2720QM
    105%
  • Intel Pentium B950
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    102%
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    100%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
    99%
  • AMD A10-5757M
    98%
  • Intel Pentium B960
    98%
  • Intel Pentium B980
    97%
  • AMD A4-5300
    96%
  • Intel Pentium 2020M
    95%
  • Intel Core i7-7800X
    95%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    94%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10
    93%
  • AMD A8-5550M
    93%
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    92%
  • AMD A8-5557M
    92%
  • Intel Core i3-3120M
    91%
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    91%
  • Intel Core i7-2820QM
    91%
  • Intel Core i3-3227U
    90%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    90%
  • Intel Core i7-2630QM
    89%
  • Intel Core i3-2350M
    89%
  • Intel Core i3-4000M
    89%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    88%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    88%
  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    88%
  • Intel Core i3-2370M
    87%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    86%
  • AMD A8-6600K
    86%
  • AMD A6-3420M
    86%
  • Intel Core i3-4158U
    85%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    85%
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    84%
  • Intel Core i3-3217U
    84%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    84%
  • AMD A10-4600M
    84%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    83%
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    82%
  • Intel Core i5-3339Y
    82%
  • Intel Core i3-2328M
    82%
  • Intel Core i3-5005U
    81%
  • Intel Core i5-3337U
    81%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-4900MQ
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    80%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1700
    80%
  • Intel Core i7-4960X
    80%
  • Intel Core i3-5010U
    79%
  • Intel Core i5-8400
    79%
  • Intel Core M-5Y51
    79%
  • Intel Pentium G860
    79%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    79%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    78%
  • Intel Core i5-3317U
    78%
  • Intel Core i5-4250U
    78%
  • Intel Core i7-4870HQ
    77%
  • AMD A10-5750M
    77%
  • Intel Core i5-2540M
    76%
  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    76%
  • Intel Core i5-4258U
    75%
  • AMD A6-5200
    75%
  • Intel Core i5-3437U
    75%
  • Intel Core i5-7600K
    74%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    74%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    74%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    74%
  • Intel Core i7-3537U
    74%
  • Intel Core i5-5250U
    74%
  • AMD A10-5800K
    73%
  • Intel Core i5-3427U
    73%
  • Intel Core i7-4600U
    73%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    73%
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    73%
  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    73%
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    73%
  • Intel Core i5-2410M
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-2450M
    72%
  • Intel Core i7-5820K
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-3210M
    72%
  • Intel Core i7-3517U
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-2430M
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-5300U
    72%
  • Intel Core i5-5200U
    71%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
    71%
  • Intel Core i7-4558U
    71%
  • Intel Core i7-4500U
    71%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    71%
  • Intel Core i5-3320M
    71%
  • Intel Core M-5Y70
    71%
  • Intel Core i7-4650U
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-3667U
    70%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2680
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-3960X
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-4810MQ
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-5500U
    70%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-4980HQ
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-4940MX
    70%
  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    69%
  • AMD A8-5600K
    69%
  • Intel Core i7-4930MX
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-3540M
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-5600U
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-3520M
    68%
  • Intel Core i5-7500
    68%
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-4702MQ
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-3570K
    67%
  • Intel Core i7-4800MQ
    67%
  • Intel Core i7-4790S
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-3360M
    67%
  • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
    67%
  • Intel Core M-5Y71
    67%
  • AMD FX-8350
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    66%
  • Intel Core i5-3230M
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    66%
  • Intel Core i7-3740QM
    66%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3940XM
    65%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    65%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3920XM
    65%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3820QM
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-4750HQ
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-4700HQ
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3635QM
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-3720QM
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-3630QM
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-4850HQ
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-3610QM
    64%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
    64%
  • Intel Core i7-2670QM
    63%
  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    63%
  • Intel Core i7-3632QM
    62%
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    62%
  • Intel Core i7-3615QM
    62%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    62%
  • AMD A10-7700K
    62%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    62%
  • Intel Core i7-2700K
    61%
  • Intel Core i7-4702HQ
    61%
  • Intel Core i7-2860QM
    61%
  • Intel Core i5-8250U
    61%
  • Intel Core i7-2920XM
    60%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
    60%
  • Intel Core i7-4950HQ
    60%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
    60%
  • Intel Core i7-2760QM
    60%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    59%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    59%
  • Intel Core i7-4910MQ
    58%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    58%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    57%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10a
    57%
  • Intel Core i5-3470
    57%
  • Intel Core i7-2960XM
    57%
  • AMD FX-8800P
    57%
  • Intel Core i7-4760HQ
    54%
  • Intel Core i5-4430
    53%
  • Intel Core i3-5157U
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-4300M
    52%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    51%
  • Intel Core i7-4712HQ
    50%
  • AMD FX-8370
    49%
  • Intel Core i7-4600M
    49%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10c
    46%
  • Intel Core i5-3380M
    46%
  • AMD FX-8370E
    45%
  • Intel Core i5-3340M
    44%
  • Intel Core i5-5257U
    44%
  • Intel Core i7-5557U
    43%
  • Intel Core i7-5550U
    42%
  • Intel Pentium B940
    42%
  • Intel Core i5-5350U
    42%
  • Intel Core M-5Y31
    42%
  • Intel Core i7-4550U
    41%
  • AMD FX-9590
    38%
  • AMD A12-9800
    37%
  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    36%
  • Intel Core i7-4860HQ
    34%
  • Intel Core i7-4960HQ
    33%
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    30%
  • Intel Core i7-8550U
    28%
  • Intel Core i3-7100
    22%
  • AMD A6-6400K
    22%
  • AMD FX-6300
    22%
  • Intel Pentium G4560
    20%
  • Intel Core i3-4330
    18%
  • Intel Celeron 1007U
    18%
  • AMD A10-7890K
    18%
  • AMD A10-7870K
    17%
  • AMD E2-3000M
    16%
  • Intel Pentium G4400
    14%
  • Intel Pentium G3440
    13%
  • Intel Celeron G3930
    12%
  • Intel Celeron G3900
    12%
  • Intel Celeron G1840
    11%
  • Intel Pentium 3805U
    8%
  • Intel Atom D2700
    7%
  • Intel Celeron 877
    5%
  • Intel Pentium 3560Y
    5%
  • AMD C-30
    3%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Intel Core i7-6950X is a cpu released by Intel on May 2016. This processor is based on the architecture and packs unknown transistors on a 14 nm, 0 mm² die.

Intel Core i7-6950X pros and cons




Specifications


Features

Architecture

ArchitectureIntel_Broadwell
MarketDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4
CodenameBroadwell-E
Release DateMay 2016

Cores

Cores10
Threads20
E-Coresnone
SMPs1
Integrated GraphicsNo

Cache

L1 Cache32 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache25600 KB (shared)

Physical

SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Max Case Temp72°C
Package
Die Sizeunknown
Process14 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency3000 MHz
Turbo Clock3500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz
Voltageunknown
TDP140 W

Compared to similar performing CPUs

Intel Core i7-6950XIntel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700XAMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 7 2700
Intel Core i7-6950XIntel Core i7-9700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700XAMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 7 2700
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ArchitectureIntel_BroadwellIntel_CoffeelakeAMD_Zen_PlusAMD_Zen_PlusAMD_Zen_Plus
Process Node14 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm
Cores/Threads10/208/88/166/128/16
Release DateMay 2016Sep 2018Mar 2018Mar 2018Mar 2018

Benchmarks

3DMark06 CPU

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    10658

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    6231

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    40378

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    1.89999997615814

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    20

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    212
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    180
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    176
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    155.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    1859
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    1828
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    1561
  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    1542
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    1403

points - higher is better

SuperPI 1M

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    15

seconds - lower is better

wPrime 32

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    3.5

seconds - lower is better

WinRAR 4.0

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    8450

MB/s - higher is better

x264 Pass 1

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    196

FPS - higher is better

x264 Pass 2

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    101

FPS - higher is better

TrueCrypt AES

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    10.5

GB/s

TrueCrypt Twofish

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    1.70000004768372

GB/s

TrueCrypt Serpent

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    1.39999997615814

GB/s

Sunspider 1.0

  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    94.4000015258789

score - higher is better