Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i7-6950X
What is the difference between Intel Core i9-7900X and Intel Core i7-6950X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1111 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 948 |
| 10033 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 8963 |
| 21429 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 17055 |
| 2610 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2341 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 10822 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i9-7900X | Processor | Intel Core i7-6950X |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 3000 MHz |
| 4300 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| FCLGA2066 | Package | FCLGA2011-3 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1111 | Single-Core Score | 948 |
| 10834 | Multi-Core Score | 8799 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Education (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Generic | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Default string |
| ASRock X299 Taichi | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X99-UD4P-CF |
| High performance | Power Plan | Alto rendimiento |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i9-7900X | Name | Intel Core i7-6950X |
| 1 Processor, 10 Cores, 20 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 10 Cores, 20 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1 |
| 3.30 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 4299 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3499 MHz |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | Socket 2011 LGA |
| Skylake-X | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| 32.0 KB x 10 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 10 |
| 32.0 KB x 10 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 10 |
| 1.00 MB x 10 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 10 |
| 13.8 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 25.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 64.00 GB | Size | 15.90 GB |
| 1601 MHz | Frequency | 1333 MHz |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| 4 | Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1111 | Single-Core Score | 948 |
|---|---|---|
| 1517 | Crypto Score | 1205 |
| 1050 | Integer Score | 894 |
| 1174 | Floating Point Score | 1022 |
| 1517 2.59 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1205 2.05 GB/sec |
| 975 4.93 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1014 5.13 MB/sec |
| 1260 59.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1038 49.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 873 2.46 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 944 2.66 MTE/sec |
| 1019 1.20 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 811 952.1 KElements/sec |
| 1048 328.4 Krows/sec | SQLite | 826 258.9 Krows/sec |
| 1077 58.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 931 50.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1069 340.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 868 276.5 KB/sec |
| 1104 8.61 Klines/sec | Clang | 849 6.61 Klines/sec |
| 1063 12.3 images/sec | Camera | 797 9.24 images/sec |
| 1023 1.28 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 884 1.11 Mpairs/sec |
| 1157 7167.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 949 5877.0 FPS |
| 800 44.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 784 43.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1074 8.27 images/sec | Face Detection | 902 6.94 images/sec |
| 983 24.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 918 22.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1741 85.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1681 82.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 2152 29.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1664 22.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1369 1.10 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1176 944.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 1028 9.21 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 800 7.16 Kpixels/sec |
| 1010 32.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1023 32.7 Words/sec |
| 1095 42.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 868 33.5 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 10834 | Multi-Core Score | 8799 |
|---|---|---|
| 12377 | Crypto Score | 8070 |
| 10463 | Integer Score | 8563 |
| 11379 | Floating Point Score | 9431 |
| 12377 21.1 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 8070 13.8 GB/sec |
| 11481 58.1 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 11213 56.7 MB/sec |
| 14723 696.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 11818 559.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 7077 20.0 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 5515 15.6 MTE/sec |
| 9670 11.4 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 7656 8.99 MElements/sec |
| 10907 3.42 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 8784 2.75 Mrows/sec |
| 11744 637.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 9161 497.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 9001 2.80 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 7590 2.36 MB/sec |
| 11476 89.4 Klines/sec | Clang | 9537 74.3 Klines/sec |
| 9816 113.8 images/sec | Camera | 7599 88.1 images/sec |
| 9623 12.0 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 8188 10.2 Mpairs/sec |
| 14873 92146.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 12144 75237.8 FPS |
| 10113 555.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 8395 461.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 10868 83.7 images/sec | Face Detection | 9512 73.2 images/sec |
| 11360 280.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 9698 239.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 15053 738.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 14053 689.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 22079 300.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 17482 238.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 16045 12.9 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 12492 10.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 10639 95.3 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 8417 75.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 7234 231.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 6695 214.0 Words/sec |
| 5647 218.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 3942 152.3 images/sec |