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Intel 6950X
CPUBoss recommends the Intel 6950X based on its performance.
See full details Intel Core i7 6700K vs 6950X |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
9.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
 | Significantly higher clock speed 4 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much lower typical power consumption 73.94W |
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Released April, 2016
Intel 6950X
- 3 GHz
- Deca core
- Unlocked
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 6950X
| | More cores 10 | | Much better PassMark score 20,013 |
| | More threads 20 | | Newer Apr, 2016 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700K vs 6950X among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 9.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 73.94W | vs | 113.75W | 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,349 | vs | 2,143 | Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 4.22 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | vs | 33.73 $/year | 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | vs | 122.64 $/year | 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | vs | 4.3 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More cores | 10 | vs | 4 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 20,013 | vs | 11,109 | More than 80% better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 8 | 12 more threads | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2016 | vs | Jul, 2015 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 6950X
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | 6950X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Deca core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 91W | 140W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | 33.73 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | 122.64 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.49 pt/W | 3.64 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 73.94W | 113.75W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | 6950X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 20 | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | 4.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 131,072 MB | |
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