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: 13.40

Overall Rank: 179

Last Price Change: $1,299.99 USD (2020-11-26)

Average CPU Mark

17423

Single Thread Rating: 2400
Cross-Platform Rating: 41,174
Samples: 419*
*Margin for error: Low

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

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of December 2020 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,867
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,825
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,888
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		18,327
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,867
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,423
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,616
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,897
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,216
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,054
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz		6,365

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2020 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		94.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		92.93
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		68.14
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.03
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		58.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		56.22
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		39.33
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		38.85
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz		38.58
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		28.88
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		13.40

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1329831 - Nov 27 2020 [Overclocked]		20326
BL1328311 - Nov 25 2020		18271
BL1325336 - Nov 20 2020		17098
BL1324538 - Nov 18 2020		17247
BL1324244 - Nov 17 2020 [Overclocked]		20767

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
As of 2nd of December 2020 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,423
AMD Ryzen 7 1700		14,662
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X		16,220
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X		15,545
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz		21,428
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X		23,199
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,073
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X		17,587
AMD Ryzen 7 2700		15,705
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X		25,705
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,216
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		13,734
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz		17,463
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,073
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X		18,327
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,867
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X		16,698

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