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 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: 87.09

Overall Rank:
724th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
948th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
239th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.99 USD (2024-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17418

Single Thread Rating

2338

Samples: 563*
*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	63,689 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,089 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,609 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,041 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,323 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,204 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,458 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,338 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 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!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,418
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		87.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,338

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2142411 - Jul 11 2024 [Overclocked]		21506
BL2138006 - Jul 05 2024 [Overclocked]		21384
BL2122675 - Jun 13 2024		17429
BL2113664 - May 31 2024		17169
BL2104584 - May 19 2024 [Overclocked]		20946

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,418
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,382 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,526 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,138 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,807 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,623 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,303 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,441 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,418 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,637 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,992 (+14.8%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,381 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,154 (-24.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,354

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