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Intel 6950X
CPUBoss recommends the Intel 6950X based on its performance.
See full details | Intel Core i7 6700K vs 6950X |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | More cores 10 | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 20,013 |
![]() | More threads 20 | ![]() | Newer Apr, 2016 |
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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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 |
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | 6950X |
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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 | |
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Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 0 | 1 |
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | 6950X |
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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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