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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.

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 25 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 61.45

Overall Rank: 519

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
17420

Single Thread Rating: 2348
Samples: 519*
*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 Math63,807 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math40,933 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,762 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,032 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression278,302 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,211 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,399 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,348 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of June 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$295.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$283.46 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1834545 - Jun 06 2023
19359
BL1827556 - May 27 2023 [Overclocked]
20985
BL1825996 - May 25 2023
18118
BL1822476 - May 20 2023 [Overclocked]
20960
BL1821098 - May 18 2023
17557
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 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
17,420
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
16,421 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
21,222 (+21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-6950X
20,549 (+18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X
20,252 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
19,029 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
17,273 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
16,652 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
13,743 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
20,477 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
21,203 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
18,897 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
18,133 (+4.1%)


Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,106
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,799
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,592
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,195
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
6,798
Intel Core i5-13600K
6,775
Intel Core i5-13600KF
6,745
Intel Core i9-13900T
6,741
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
2,366