CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Price	$1399.99¹	$1573.54 BUY NOW!
Socket Type	FCLGA2066	LGA2011-v3
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	2.8 GHz	3.0 GHz
Turbo Speed	Up to 4.2 GHz	Up to 4.0 GHz
# of Physical Cores	16 (2 logical cores per physical)	10 (2 logical cores per physical)
Max TDP	165W	140W
Yearly Running Cost	$30.11	$25.55
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2017	Q2 2016
# of Samples	96	360
Single Thread Rating	2334	2148
CPU Mark	25974	19945

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of June 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	25,974
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz	19,945
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,205
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,981
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,962
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,157
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,772
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of June 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	18.55
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz	12.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	41.66
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	58.86
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	43.74
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	50.53
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	49.54
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of June 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	2,334
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz	2,148
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,900
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,192
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,702
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,775
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Max TDP	165W	140W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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