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.
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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: 61.50

Overall Rank: 675

Last Price Change: $283.46 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

17433

Single Thread Rating: 2343
Samples: 558*
*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	63,780 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,123 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,676 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,044 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,645 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,466 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,343 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$295.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$283.46 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell 5040SFF OptiPlex 5040 SFF Small Desktop (Intel Core i7-6700, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Black)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Elite 8000 SFF Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 8GB Memory 250GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Pro 64Bit Installed	$177.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win10 Pro	$2699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,433
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		61.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,343

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2079661 - Apr 16 2024		17555
BL2079645 - Apr 16 2024 [Overclocked]		20765
BL2076486 - Apr 12 2024		17975
BL2075076 - Apr 11 2024		16126
BL2074984 - Apr 11 2024		16406

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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,433
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,380 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,175 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,190 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,056 (+20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,476 (+17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,143 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,847 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,652 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,459 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,655 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,050 (+15.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,589 (+23.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,356

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