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Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6950X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 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: 87.16

Overall Rank:
800th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1043rd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
268th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17344
Single Thread Rating
2326

Samples: 582*
*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 Math63,392 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math40,967 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers78 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,339 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,025 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression277,203 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,419 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,326 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$201.86 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,344
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.18
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 87.16
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 2,326
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2279665 - Dec 15 2024
16240
BL2271116 - Dec 09 2024
16343
BL2270674 - Dec 09 2024
17639
BL2269844 - Dec 08 2024
17573
BL2269735 - Dec 08 2024 [Overclocked]
21114
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,344
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 21,037 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 17,511 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 20,150 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 18,531 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 16,381 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 16,358 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 13,620 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 19,575 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 19,344 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 14,237 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 13,389 (-22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 24,538 (+41.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 2,239