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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: NA

Overall Rank:
849th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
1097th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
283rd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17553
Single Thread Rating
2339

Samples: 623*
*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 Math63,984 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math41,475 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers79 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,425 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,100 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression279,632 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,224 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,650 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,339 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,553
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 2,339
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2513337 - Mar 28 2025
20431
BL2494377 - Mar 20 2025
20318
BL2482051 - Mar 14 2025 [Overclocked]
20829
BL2476374 - Mar 12 2025
20206
BL2469913 - Mar 10 2025
20104
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 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 17,553
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 16,338 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 15,657 (-10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 14,804 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 21,039 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 17,495 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 15,684 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 17,155 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 14,412 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 13,894 (-20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 13,173 (-25.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 21,870 (+24.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7-6950X
 21,557 (+22.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,328
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
 2,274