Intel Core i7-6950X Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-6950X has 10 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q2/2016.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-6950X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-6950X. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i7-6950X |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 6000X |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i7-6950X can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 10 / 20 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 10x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.50 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (10 Cores): | 3.50 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2400 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 40 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 140 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i7-6950X as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 2011-3 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 25.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Broadwell E |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2016 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6950X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-12600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1350P
12C 16T @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.|
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Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
460 entries
460 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
435 entries
435 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
625 entries
625 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
572 entries
572 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,614 entries
1,614 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,601 entries
1,601 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
212 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
716 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
1,829 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
44 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
105 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
211 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
1,409 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
188 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
211 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
1,094 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
1,089 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
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