Intel Core i7-6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i7-6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Furmark, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, Gears 5, PassMark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Overwatch
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800U or Intel Core i7-6950X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-6950X

55%

Ryzen 7 4800U

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-6950X

56%

Ryzen 7 4800U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.4	95.6
Valorant	113.0	108.6
Cyberpunk 2077	63.3	60.8
Apex Legends	106.2	102.1
Call of Duty Warzone	84.7	81.5
Overwatch	91.5	88.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.9	75.0
DOOM Eternal	56.5	54.3
Warzone	88.1	84.7
Assassin's Creed	94.9	91.3
Valheim	93.8	90.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-6950X

28%

Ryzen 7 4800U

260%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 4800U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6950X as it consumes less power: 140W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-6950X	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	152	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1819	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	498	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4827	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1091	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12713	10156

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-6950X	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
Single-Core	2377	2579
Multi-Core	17125	17366

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-6950X	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
Single-Core	1204	1170
Multi-Core	11187	7449

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-6950X	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
Announcement date	April 01, 2016	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	LGA2011-v3	FP6
Core name	Broadwell E	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm
Transistors count		5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 2400/2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	25 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6950X is 40% better than Ryzen 7 4800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6950X has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 4800U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6950X is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800U is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-6950X and AMD Ryzen 7 4800U before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-6950X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-6950X specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800U specs and review.