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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1356
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 26.7 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 32.5 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 80 W 42.9 %
Performance Core i7-6950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
Overall Score 57930 0 % 45017 22.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 42 % 20.8 %
Benchmark Score 11262 0 % 4107 63.5 %
Single Thread Score 2334 0 % 1381.8 40.8 %
Encrypting Data 4999.7 MB/s 0 % 1895.2 MB/s 62.1 %
Compressing Data 273.2 MB/s 0 % 104.4 MB/s 61.8 %
String objects sorting 35477.5 thousand/s 0 % 14397 thousand/s 59.4 %
Prime numbers generation 78.4 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 60.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63896.1 millions/s 0 % 23616.4 millions/s 63 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 41252.4 millions/s 0 % 11942.8 millions/s 71 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 88.4 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 141.4 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 176.7 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 220.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.3 %

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 Xeon E5-2420 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.5 FPS 129.8 FPS
High settings 244.0 FPS 207.7 FPS
Medium settings 305.0 FPS 259.6 FPS
Low settings 381.3 FPS 324.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.9 %
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