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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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Intel logo Core i7-7820X

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General information Core i7-6950X Core i7-7820X
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Skylake-X
Clock 3 GHz 16.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 7 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 8 20 %
Threads 20 0 % 16 20 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 140 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
8 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 11 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i7-7820X
Overall Score 58082 0 % 57894 0.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 10.2 % 59 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11381 0 % 11234 1.3 %
Single Thread Score 2328.9 7.9 % 2528.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 5053.1 MB/s 16 % 6013 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 274.3 MB/s 0 % 250.6 MB/s 8.6 %
String objects sorting 35966.4 thousand/s 0 % 32340.3 thousand/s 10.1 %
Prime numbers generation 78.4 millions/s 0 % 61.1 millions/s 22 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63659.4 millions/s 0 % 57239.8 millions/s 10.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 40712.8 millions/s 0 % 35467 millions/s 12.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i7-7820X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i7-7820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.7 FPS 126.2 FPS
High settings 202.7 FPS 201.8 FPS
Medium settings 253.4 FPS 252.3 FPS
Low settings 316.8 FPS 315.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %

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 i7-7820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.6 FPS 152.3 FPS
High settings 244.1 FPS 243.7 FPS
Medium settings 305.2 FPS 304.6 FPS
Low settings 381.4 FPS 380.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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