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Core i7-6950X

Core i7-6950X
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Effective Speed -39%Effective Speed -39%Average Score -61%Memory -5%, 1-Core -73%, 2-Core -74%, 4-Core -73%, 8-Core -83%Overclocked Score -38%1-Core -48%, 2-Core -52%, 4-Core -41%, 8-Core -47%, Memory -0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -89%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -89%64-Core -20%, 64-Core -96%, Age -152%

Average Bench: 76.6% (301^st of 1463)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Device: 0F8BFBFF000406F1 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6950X CPU @ 3.00GHz

Poor: 55%Average: 76.6% Great: 86%

Gaming 77%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 70%

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Popular builds with this CPU

QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) (2)

Good average bench

The Intel Core i7-6950X averaged 23.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-6950X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 78.6Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 108Pts

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-6950X is 30.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-6950X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 644Pts

Avg. Multi Core Speed 921Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 30176.6%

Min	Avg	Max
61.1	Memory 78.6	91.6
78	1-Core 108	132
148	2-Core 210	255
74.4% 132 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
271	4-Core 403	535
355	8-Core 644	860
64.3% 523 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
397	64-Core 921	1,594
57% 921 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 4 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 9 cores, 18 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

92.9% Outstanding

Memory 86.3

1-Core 132

2-Core 240

86% 153 Pts

4-Core 535

8-Core 807

83% 671 Pts

64-Core 1,457

90% 1,457 Pts

FRA-User, 5 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

85.9% Excellent

Memory 91.6

1-Core 106

2-Core 218

79% 138 Pts

4-Core 431

8-Core 793

73% 612 Pts

64-Core 1,336

83% 1,336 Pts

FRA-User, 5 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

83.6% Excellent

Memory 81.2

1-Core 129

2-Core 255

85% 155 Pts

4-Core 464

8-Core 659

70% 561 Pts

64-Core 658

41% 658 Pts

CAN-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

81.2% Excellent

Memory 86.1

1-Core 114

2-Core 223

80% 141 Pts

4-Core 410

8-Core 757

70% 584 Pts

64-Core 971

60% 971 Pts

CAN-User, 23 months ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 9 cores, 18 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

80.9% Excellent

Memory 84.4

1-Core 96.7

2-Core 191

72% 124 Pts

4-Core 416

8-Core 748

70% 582 Pts

64-Core 1282

79% 1282 Pts

CAN-User, 4 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 9 cores, 18 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)

79.7% Very good

Memory 69.8

1-Core 123

2-Core 246

79% 146 Pts

4-Core 480

8-Core 860

81% 670 Pts

64-Core 1,594

99% 1,594 Pts

USA-User, 4 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

72.2% Very good

Memory 73.9

1-Core 118

2-Core 235

78% 142 Pts

4-Core 380

8-Core 609

61% 494 Pts

64-Core 619

38% 619 Pts

ROU-User, 6 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

60.8% Good

Memory 68.4

1-Core 78

2-Core 154

58% 100 Pts

4-Core 288

8-Core 416

44% 352 Pts

64-Core 397

25% 397 Pts

ARE-User, 4 years ago.Core i7-6950X,

CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

55.2% Above average

Memory 61.1

1-Core 94

2-Core 148

58% 101 Pts

4-Core 271

8-Core 355

40% 313 Pts

64-Core 455

28% 455 Pts

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Gaming 97%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 90%

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System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

CPU
Core i7-6950XIntelBench 77%, 10 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	30x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x

SSD
HARDDISK 2TBQemuBench 65%, 24 samples	19x
HARDDISK 500GBQemuBench 59%, 94 samples	18x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	16x

RAM
1x16GBQEMUBench 91%, 3,887 samples	143x
1x8GBQEMUBench 78%, 5,342 samples	74x
1x12GBQEMUBench 78%, 4,175 samples	66x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $499

Popular Core i7-6950X systems:

QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) (2)

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Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz)
Code Name	Broadwell E
Launch Date	Q2'16
Processor Number	i7-6950X
# of Cores	10
# of Threads	20
Cache	25 MB
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Recommended Price	$1723.00 - $1743.00
Clock Speed	3.00 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.50 GHz
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	140 W
Product Brief	Link

Graphics

Processor Graphics	None

Memory

Max Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Types	DDR4 2400/2133
Memory Channels	4
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech	Yes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
vPro Tech	No
Smart Response Tech	Yes

Package

Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Average Bench: 76.6% (301st of 1463)

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