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.
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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 10 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 72.88

Overall Rank: 707

Last Price Change: $239.00 USD (2024-05-08)

Average CPU Mark

17419

Single Thread Rating: 2341
Samples: 561*
*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	63,705 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,088 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,620 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,040 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,341 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,203 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,455 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,341 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$449.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$239.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell 5040SFF OptiPlex 5040 SFF Small Desktop (Intel Core i7-6700, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Black)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Elite 8000 SFF Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 8GB Memory 250GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Pro 64Bit Installed	$177.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,308
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,384
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,182
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,419
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,489
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		72.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,924
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,341

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2104584 - May 19 2024 [Overclocked]		20946
BL2102928 - May 17 2024 [Overclocked]		21094
BL2098135 - May 10 2024		17173
BL2096727 - May 09 2024 [Overclocked]		21135
BL2090163 - Apr 30 2024		14747

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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,419
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,388 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		15,673 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,057 (+20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,126 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,820 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,619 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,320 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,448 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,440 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,015 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i9-10900 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,852 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,396 (+11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,062
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,148
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,532
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,526
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,355

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

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