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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Core i7-990X
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Gulftown
Clock 3 GHz 14.3 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 7.5 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i7-990X
Overall Score 57932 0 % 46298 20.1 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 23 % 56.6 %
Benchmark Score 11264 0 % 4595 59.2 %
Single Thread Score 2333 0 % 1591.6 31.8 %
Encrypting Data 5055.1 MB/s 0 % 2639.3 MB/s 47.8 %
Compressing Data 273.5 MB/s 0 % 119.3 MB/s 56.4 %
String objects sorting 35733.9 thousand/s 0 % 16215.2 thousand/s 54.6 %
Prime numbers generation 78.9 millions/s 0 % 33.3 millions/s 57.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63908.2 millions/s 0 % 29413.9 millions/s 54 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 41254.4 millions/s 0 % 12504.9 millions/s 69.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.3 %

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 i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.6 FPS 132.1 FPS
High settings 244.1 FPS 211.4 FPS
Medium settings 305.2 FPS 264.2 FPS
Low settings 381.4 FPS 330.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.4 %
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