Intel Core i7-9800X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Core i7-6950X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1164 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 948 |
| 9019 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 8963 |
| 18366 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 17055 |
| 2631 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2341 |
| 9769 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 10822 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-9800X | Processor | Intel Core i7-6950X |
| 3800 MHz | Frequency | 3000 MHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | FCLGA2011-3 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1166 | Single-Core Score | 948 |
| 8883 | Multi-Core Score | 8799 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Default string |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 iMacPro1,1 | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X99-UD4P-CF |
| Power Plan | Alto rendimiento |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-9800X | Name | Intel Core i7-6950X |
| 1 Processor, 8 Cores, 16 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 10 Cores, 20 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1 |
| 3.80 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3499 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Broadwell-E/EP | |
| 32.0 KB x 8 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 10 |
| 32.0 KB x 8 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 10 |
| 1.00 MB x 8 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 10 |
| 16.5 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 25.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 32.00 GB | Size | 15.90 GB |
| Frequency | 1333 MHz | |
| 2400 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1166 | Single-Core Score | 948 |
|---|---|---|
| 1591 | Crypto Score | 1205 |
| 1089 | Integer Score | 894 |
| 1262 | Floating Point Score | 1022 |
| 1591 2.71 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1205 2.05 GB/sec |
| 1193 6.03 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1014 5.13 MB/sec |
| 1143 54.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1038 49.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 979 2.76 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 944 2.66 MTE/sec |
| 987 1.16 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 811 952.1 KElements/sec |
| 1074 336.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 826 258.9 Krows/sec |
| 1090 59.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 931 50.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1062 338.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 868 276.5 KB/sec |
| 1119 8.72 Klines/sec | Clang | 849 6.61 Klines/sec |
| 1174 13.6 images/sec | Camera | 797 9.24 images/sec |
| 1069 1.34 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 884 1.11 Mpairs/sec |
| 1351 8368.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 949 5877.0 FPS |
| 796 43.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 784 43.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1176 9.05 images/sec | Face Detection | 902 6.94 images/sec |
| 1028 25.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 918 22.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2185 107.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1681 82.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 2070 28.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1664 22.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1512 1.21 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1176 944.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 1072 9.60 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 800 7.16 Kpixels/sec |
| 1142 36.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1023 32.7 Words/sec |
| 1109 42.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 868 33.5 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 8883 | Multi-Core Score | 8799 |
|---|---|---|
| 10748 | Crypto Score | 8070 |
| 8320 | Integer Score | 8563 |
| 9793 | Floating Point Score | 9431 |
| 10748 18.3 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 8070 13.8 GB/sec |
| 9766 49.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 11213 56.7 MB/sec |
| 10491 496.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 11818 559.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 6184 17.4 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 5515 15.6 MTE/sec |
| 7603 8.93 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 7656 8.99 MElements/sec |
| 8620 2.70 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 8784 2.75 Mrows/sec |
| 7809 423.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 9161 497.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 7142 2.22 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 7590 2.36 MB/sec |
| 9499 74.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 9537 74.3 Klines/sec |
| 8684 100.7 images/sec | Camera | 7599 88.1 images/sec |
| 8225 10.3 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 8188 10.2 Mpairs/sec |
| 14046 87017.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 12144 75237.8 FPS |
| 8418 462.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 8395 461.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 10487 80.7 images/sec | Face Detection | 9512 73.2 images/sec |
| 9273 228.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 9698 239.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 13457 660.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 14053 689.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 16404 223.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 17482 238.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 14347 11.5 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 12492 10.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 8385 75.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 8417 75.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 6311 201.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 6695 214.0 Words/sec |
| 5012 193.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 3942 152.3 images/sec |