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: 76.48

Overall Rank:
796th fastest in multithreading out of 4899 CPUs
1033rd fastest in single threading out of 4899 CPUs
268th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $226.90 USD (2024-11-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17353

Single Thread Rating

2329

Samples: 578*
*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	63,433 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	40,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	78 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,391 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,026 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	277,374 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,421 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,329 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 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
	$229.81 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 29th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,353
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,566
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.71
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.29
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.85
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		76.48
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
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 29th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
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		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,329

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249160 - Nov 18 2024		17545
BL2249007 - Nov 18 2024		17520
BL2248715 - Nov 18 2024		19982
BL2247300 - Nov 16 2024		15017
BL2246204 - Nov 15 2024		16626

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 29th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,353
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,517 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,995 (+21.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		20,150 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,764 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		18,567 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,398 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,382 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,046 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i9-10900F @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,941 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,353 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		14,252 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,360 (-5.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,279
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,707
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,241

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

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