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.

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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: 86.60

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: $200.29 USD (2024-12-21)

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 Math	63,392 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	40,967 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	78 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,339 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,025 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	277,203 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,419 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,326 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 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
	$201.86 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
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		14,153

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		86.60
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st 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		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,344
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,510 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,977 (+20.9%)
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		16,382 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,362 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,576 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,341 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		14,240 (-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		24,540 (+41.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		23,126 (+33.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,239

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

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