Intel Core i7-6950X Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-6950X is a 10 core processor. It can handle 20 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i7-6950X is based on the 6. generation of the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011-3. The Intel Core i7-6950X scores 974 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 8,993 points.
Intel Core i7-6950X

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-6950X belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-6950X.

Name: Intel Core i7-6950X
Family: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU group: Intel Core i 6000X (1)
Architecture: Broadwell E
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-6950X clock with 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

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 & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6950X supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
76.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-6950X has a TDP of 140 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 140 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6950X has a 25.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 25.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified 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.
Intel Core i5-10505 Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1097
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1092
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1092
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1091
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1084
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1082
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1079

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12794
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
12788
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12721
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
12713
Intel Core i7-10700KF Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
12678
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
12678
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12545

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.
Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
976
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
975
Intel Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
975
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
974
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
973
Intel Core i3-7100 Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
973
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
972

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.
Intel Core i7-11850H Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
9045
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
9036
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8996
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
8993
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8973
Intel Core i7-11800H Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
8949
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8945

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1238
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1238
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 3.70 GHz
1238
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1237
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1237
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1237
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1237

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423
Intel Core i7-1365UE Intel Core i7-1365UE
10C 12T @ 1.70 GHz
7423
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
7421
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7405
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
7362
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
7361

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.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
17451
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
17428
Intel Xeon W-3223 Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
17428
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
17377
Intel Xeon W-2140B Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
17361
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
17360
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
17345

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.
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
6200
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
6076
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
6012
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
5950
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
5948
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5920
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5837

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
152
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
152
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
152
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
152

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.
Intel Xeon W-2145 Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1852
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
1850
Intel Core i7-10700T Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1845
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1819
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
1817
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1778
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1775

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