Processors

Core i7-6950X

About Intel Core i7-6950X

Intel Core i7-6950X is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q2 2016 . It's using LGA2011-v3 socket. It has 10 cores and 20 threads with clock of 3 GHz that can turbo clock itself to 4 GHz . This processor is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 140 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

Intel
Factory

LGA2011-v3
Socket

Q2 2016
Launched

Intel Core i7 Extreme
Series Name

Broadwell-E
Core Family Name

3 GHz
Clock

4 GHz
Turbo Clock

10
Cores

20
Threads

140 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

14 nm
Lithography

10 × 32 kB
L1 Instruction Cache

10 × 32 kB
L1 Data Cache

10 × 256 kB
L2 Cache

1 × 25 MB
L3 Cache

No
ECC Supported

Yes
Multithreading Supported

Overall Score 58082

Benchmark Score 11381

Single Thread Score 2336

Future Proof 53%

Component performance

5058.1 MB/s
Encrypting Data

273.2 MB/s
Compressing Data

35574 thousand/s
String objects sorting

79.3 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

63978.4 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

40712.8 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

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499.00 $

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Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i7-6950X on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	GeForce RTX 3050 OEM	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 1660	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5600	Desktop Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 980	Desktop Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1126 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1126 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	165 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Arc A770	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2100 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2100 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1530 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1530 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Arc A750	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 Fury X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2020 Launched		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1060	Desktop Used in	Q2 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1556 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1556 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6500 XT	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched		2310 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2310 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	107 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 970	Desktop Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	145 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 590	Desktop Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1545 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1545 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 780 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	875 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		875 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 Fury	Desktop Used in	Q3 2015 Launched		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5500 XT	Desktop Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX TITAN Z	Desktop Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	705 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		705 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	375 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	Desktop Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	889 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		889 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro W5500	Desktop Used in	Q1 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1187 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1187 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 580	Desktop Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1257 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1257 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	185 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 480	Desktop Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1266 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1266 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 295X2	Desktop Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1018 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1018 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	500 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5500	Desktop Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1670 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1670 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 390X	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	290 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX590 GME	Desktop Used in	Q3 2020 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1257 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1257 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 290	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	947 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		947 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 290X	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	290 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 390	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	947 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		947 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1650	Desktop Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1485 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1485 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 570	Desktop Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	926 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		926 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 780	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	863 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		863 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 470	Desktop Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	926 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		926 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Duo	Desktop Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	350 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX Titan	Desktop Used in	Q1 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	837 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		837 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 580 2048SP	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon RX 6400	Desktop Used in	Q2 2022 Launched		1923 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1923 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	53 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6500	Desktop Used in	Q2 2023 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon RX 5300	Desktop Used in	Q3 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1327 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1327 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M6000	Workstation Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	988 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		988 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Vega 48	Workstation Used in	Q3 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P4200 (Max-Q Design)	Workstation Used in	Q4 2018 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P4000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	105 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P4200	Workstation Used in	Q3 2018 Launched		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P2200	Workstation Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M5000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro 5500 XT	Workstation Used in	Q3 2020 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	FirePro W9100	Workstation Used in	Q4 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	930 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		930 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K6000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	902 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		902 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon PRO W6400	Workstation Used in	Q2 2022 Launched		2331 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2331 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	50 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 7100	Workstation Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1188 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1188 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W8100	Workstation Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	824 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		824 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	220 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Average frames per second

Intel Core i7-6950X can run games with frames per second ranging from 126.7 FPS up to 316.8 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 126.7 FPS
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 202.7 FPS
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 253.4 FPS
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 316.8 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Processor Intel Core i7-6950X

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i7-6950X processor in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i7-6950X can achieve from 122.2 FPS up to 458.0 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i7-6950X can achieve from 122.2 FPS up to 183.2 FPS , with average around 152.7 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i7-6950X can achieve from 195.5 FPS up to 293.1 FPS , with average around 244.2 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i7-6950X can achieve from 244.3 FPS up to 366.4 FPS , with average around 305.3 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i7-6950X can achieve from 305.4 FPS up to 458.0 FPS , with average around 381.6 FPS .

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	Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	AM4 Socket	3.7 GHz Clock	8 Cores	Compare	105 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Compatible graphic cards

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GeForce GTX 1660

Radeon RX 5600

GeForce GTX 980

Arc A770

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Arc A750

Radeon R9 Fury X

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 590

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Radeon R9 Fury

Radeon RX 5500 XT

GeForce GTX TITAN Z

GeForce GTX TITAN Black

Radeon Pro W5500

Radeon RX 580

Radeon RX 480

Radeon R9 295X2

Radeon RX 5500

Radeon R9 390X

Radeon RX590 GME

Radeon R9 290

Radeon R9 290X

Radeon R9 390

GeForce GTX 1650

Radeon RX 570

GeForce GTX 780

Radeon RX 470

Radeon Pro Duo

GeForce GTX Titan

Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Radeon RX 6400

Radeon RX 6500

Radeon RX 5300

Quadro M6000

Radeon Pro Vega 48

Quadro P4200 (Max-Q Design)

Quadro P4000

Quadro P4200

Quadro P2200

Quadro M5000

Radeon Pro 5500 XT

FirePro W9100

Quadro K6000

Radeon PRO W6400

Radeon Pro WX 7100

FirePro W8100

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