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: NA

Overall Rank:
865th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1102nd fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
285th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17609

Single Thread Rating

2345

Samples: 629*
*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	64,220 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,641 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	80 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,518 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,124 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	280,593 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,227 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,672 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,345 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,609
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.19
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
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		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,345

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2550484 - Apr 12 2025		20163
BL2548218 - Apr 11 2025 [Overclocked]		21954
BL2545396 - Apr 10 2025		20121
BL2542652 - Apr 09 2025		20028
BL2537576 - Apr 07 2025		20191

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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		17,609
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		16,329 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		15,662 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		14,802 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,052 (+19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,490 (-0.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		15,678 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		17,179 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6950X		14,398 (-18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		13,894 (-21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,868 (+24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7-6950X		21,560 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-6950X		19,803 (+12.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,410
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz		2,279

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