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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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Intel logo Core i7-7700

Intel Core i7-6950X logo Intel Core i7-7700 logo
General information Core i7-6950X Core i7-7700
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3 GHz 16.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i7-7700
Overall Score 58082 0 % 48758 16.1 %
Future Proof 53 % 5.4 % 56 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11381 0 % 5652 50.3 %
Single Thread Score 2336 4.3 % 2440.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 5058.1 MB/s 0 % 2950.2 MB/s 41.7 %
Compressing Data 273.2 MB/s 0 % 120.8 MB/s 55.8 %
String objects sorting 35574 thousand/s 0 % 15700.6 thousand/s 55.9 %
Prime numbers generation 79.3 millions/s 0 % 27.9 millions/s 64.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63978.4 millions/s 0 % 27790.6 millions/s 56.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 40712.8 millions/s 0 % 17014 millions/s 58.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i7-7700.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.7 FPS 99.1 FPS
High settings 202.7 FPS 158.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.4 FPS 198.2 FPS
Low settings 316.8 FPS 247.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6950X Core i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 136.2 FPS
High settings 244.2 FPS 217.9 FPS
Medium settings 305.3 FPS 272.4 FPS
Low settings 381.6 FPS 340.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.8 %
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