Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 10 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6950X CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 72.88

Overall Rank: 691

Last Price Change: $239.00 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark

17419

Single Thread Rating: 2341
Samples: 561*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 19,892
Thread: 2,159

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	63,705 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,088 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,620 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,040 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,341 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,455 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,341 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$239.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,376
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,316
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,419
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,467
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.57
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		72.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,341

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2090163 - Apr 30 2024		14747
BL2089906 - Apr 30 2024 [Overclocked]		20075
BL2081862 - Apr 19 2024		18062
BL2079661 - Apr 16 2024		17555
BL2079645 - Apr 16 2024 [Overclocked]		20765

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,419
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,388 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		15,669 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,055 (+20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,123 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,831 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,623 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,324 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,461 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,458 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,028 (+15.0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,877 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,418 (+11.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,710
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,264
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,152
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,524
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,355

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