Intel Core i7-6950X
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Intel Core i7-6950X - specifications and benchmarks

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Q2/2016
Intel Core i7-6950X

Intel Core i7-6950X

The Intel Core i7-6950X technical specifications and performance benchmarks are detailed on this page. The release date is Q2/2016. Intel Core i7-6950X supports the installation of LGA 2011-3 socket on the motherboard. The number of cores is 10 with the base clock speed of 3.00 GHz. Maximum capacity and type of RAM supported are DDR4-2400. TDP is 140 W.
Performance tests
Real tests Intel Core i7-6950X
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
CPU generation and family

description Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Name
    Intel Core i7-6950X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
  • Generation
    6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000X
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20
  • Turbo (10 Cores)
    3.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
Internal Graphics

  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
Hardware codec support

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    No
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • JPEG
    No
Memory & PCIe

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    4
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40
Encryption

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W
Technical details

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
Devices using this processor

  • Used in
    Unknown
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