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?

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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: 72.75

Overall Rank:
771st fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
998th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
252nd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $239.00 USD (2024-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17388

Single Thread Rating

2337

Samples: 572*
*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	63,598 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,076 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	78 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,525 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,031 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	278,064 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,197 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,467 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,337 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,081
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,604
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,388
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		72.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
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 10th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,337

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2205474 - Sep 27 2024		16778
BL2197479 - Sep 17 2024 [Excluded]		17054
BL2193264 - Sep 12 2024		15472
BL2178988 - Aug 26 2024		17477
BL2178085 - Aug 25 2024		14592

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 10th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,388
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,519 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,638 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,002 (+20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,148 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,791 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,582 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,268 (+5.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,414 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,403 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,077 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,945 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,371 (+11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,095
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,346

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