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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Core i7-4960X
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3 GHz 16.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 57931 0 % 50541 12.8 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 34 % 35.8 %
Benchmark Score 11262 0 % 6525 42.1 %
Single Thread Score 2326 0 % 2069.5 11 %
Encrypting Data 5009.8 MB/s 0 % 3019 MB/s 39.7 %
Compressing Data 272.9 MB/s 0 % 163.4 MB/s 40.1 %
String objects sorting 35520.1 thousand/s 0 % 22829.9 thousand/s 35.7 %
Prime numbers generation 79.2 millions/s 0 % 48.4 millions/s 38.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63143.5 millions/s 0 % 37250.2 millions/s 41 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 41172.2 millions/s 0 % 18570 millions/s 54.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 104.8 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 167.7 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 209.6 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 262.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.3 %

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 i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 139.7 FPS
High settings 244.5 FPS 223.5 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 279.4 FPS
Low settings 382.0 FPS 349.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.6 %
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