Intel Core i7-6950X
The Intel Core i7-6950X is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Broadwell-E architecture. With its 10 physical cores (20 threads due to HyperThreading) it is intended for workstation PCs. The base clock speed is 3 GHz and ranges up to 3.5 GHz (Turbo Boost). The CPU also supports Turbo Boost Max 3.0, where a single core can be clocked even higher. However, this requires a special driver and a manual application profile. For current games of 2016, a fast quad-core CPU like the Kaby Lake based Core i7-7700K may be faster than the 6950X.
The CPU is produced in 14nm and rated at a quite high TDP of 120 Watt.
Series Intel Core i7 (Desktop) Codename Broadwell-E Clock Rate 3000 - 3500 MHz Front Side Bus 9.6 GT/s / QPI Level 1 Cache 320 KB Level 2 Cache 2.5 MB Level 3 Cache 25 MB Number of Cores / Threads 10 / 20 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 120 Watt Transistor Count 3200 Million Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Die Size 246 mm2 Socket FCLGA2011-3 Features Quad-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, Hyper-Threading, AES, Enhanced Speedstep, Turbo Boost Max 3.0, SSE1-4.2 64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $1723 U.S. Announcement Date 03/10/2016 Product Link (external) Intel Core i7 (Desktop) i7-6950X
Benchmarks Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1859 Points (19%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 147 avg: 155.5 median: 155.5 (47%) max: 164 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
20 Points (28%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.9 Points (6%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6231 points (38%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
40378 points (29%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
94 s (1%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.5 s (1%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
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8450 points (49%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-13400
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
101 fps (37%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
196 fps (46%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.4 GB/s (47%)
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Intel Core i7-12700
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (31%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.5 GB/s (32%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
10658 Points (23%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 9.3 avg: 15 median: 15 (3%) max: 20.7 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20.7 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
495 s (2%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
16403 Points (44%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
40042 Points (34%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
14621 Points (37%)
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Intel Core i7-13700K
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
21692 Points (40%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
9697 Points (48%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
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Intel Core i7-13700K
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
957 points (41%)
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8888 points (31%)
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4906 points (51%)
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
37194 points (41%)
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4049 points (58%)
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Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
26761 points (65%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
31129 points (55%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3387 points (66%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
32399 points (51%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3613 points (54%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
7398 Points (60%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
7087 Points (64%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
30405 Points (60%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
26617 Points (54%)
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
22114 Points (58%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1183 ms (1%)
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
94.4 ms (1%)
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
35813 Points (34%)
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
224 Watt (39%)
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Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i5-12400F
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
189 Watt (39%)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-13400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (11%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance