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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 25 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 61.69

Overall Rank: 597

Last Price Change: $283.46 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

17486

Single Thread Rating: 2353
Samples: 539*
*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	64,070 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,220 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,882 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,052 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	279,595 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,208 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,518 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,353 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$295.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$283.46 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,486
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,353

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1950677 - Nov 20 2023		16314
BL1943632 - Nov 10 2023		15860
BL1938921 - Nov 04 2023		18661
BL1936817 - Nov 01 2023		15914
BL1935467 - Oct 30 2023		17187

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 December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,486
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,414 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,228 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,225 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,128 (+20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,482 (+17.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,198 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,926 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,551 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,686 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,263 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,741 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,097 (+3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,365

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