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.

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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 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: 61.71

Overall Rank: 563

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

Average CPU Mark

17493

Single Thread Rating: 2352
Samples: 532*
*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	64,119 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,212 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,921 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,052 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	279,718 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,212 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,522 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,352 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,757
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,458
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,748
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,422
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,493
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,481
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		61.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
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 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,352

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1904655 - Sep 15 2023		21120
BL1901369 - Sep 10 2023		17548
BL1899240 - Sep 07 2023 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		16727
BL1892831 - Aug 29 2023		18593
BL1892207 - Aug 28 2023		13083

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 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,493
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,415 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,250 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,230 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,133 (+20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,544 (+17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,206 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,959 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,583 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,718 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,329 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,804 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,154 (+3.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,555
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,429
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,819
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,854
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,370

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