Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i7-6950X

Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 10 / Oct 2018
Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Core i7-6950X
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 10 / May 2016
Intel Core i7-6950X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    105%
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    114%
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    102%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9820X

14% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6950X

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Broadwell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylake-XvsBroadwell-E
Release DateOct 2018vsMay 2016

Cores

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
Cores10vs10
Threads20vs20
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs32 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16.5MB (shared)vs25600 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 2011-3
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-6950X
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3000 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP165 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    4830 points
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    3920 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    45919 points
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    40320 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    177.5
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    155.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    1815
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    1859

points - higher is better