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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.

Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 10 Threads: 20

Typical TDP: 140 W


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

CPU First Seen on Charts:  Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price:  44.90     

Overall Rank:  276

Last Price Change:  $379.87 USD (2021-08-25)

Average CPU Mark
rating
17055

Single Thread Rating: 2341
Cross-Platform Rating: 41,180
Samples: 441*
*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 Math63,124 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math40,682 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers77 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting36 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,838 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression267.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics1,145 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,147 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,341 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2021.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of September 2021
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of September 2021.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$379.87 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of September 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 32,856
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,781
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,457
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,818
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,858
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,055
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 15,169
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,556
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,895
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 6,371
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 670
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of September 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 78.56
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 74.67
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 61.79
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 58.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 57.17
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 51.99
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 44.90
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 39.70
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 38.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of September 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,779
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,082
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,970
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,909
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,776
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 2,730
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,687
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,582
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 2,341
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 2,074
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 744
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1446524 - Sep 13 2021 [Overclocked]
16906
BL1445090 - Sep 09 2021 [Overclocked]
20998
BL1442596 - Sep 02 2021 [Overclocked]
19078
BL1440512 - Aug 27 2021 [Overclocked]
19370
BL1440065 - Aug 25 2021 [Overclocked]
20429
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
As of 18th of September 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,055
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
 17,599
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 13,961
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,858
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
 18,312
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,895
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
 13,092
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
 20,613
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,457
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
 16,302
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,818
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
 11,288
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz
 21,023