Testseek.co.uk have collected 183 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 6950X Extreme Edition 3GHz Socket 2011-3 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 6950X Extreme Edition 3GHz Socket 2011-3.
June 2016
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183 Reviews
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562 Reviews
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The editors liked
First 10-core consumer chip
Incredible performance
Impressive energy consumption
Drop-in upgrade to 5960X
Extreme Performance
Mature Motherboard Platform
DDR4 is now a mainstream memory standard
Simple
Flexible overclocking via BCLK and/or Multiplier
Will reward enthusiast overclockers
Flagship model pushes the boundaries of the High End Desktop capabil
AVX ratio offset balances performance demands
Compatible with existing 2011-v3 motherboards after a BIOS update
Extraordinary multi-threaded performance
Good stock temperatures
Memory writes much faster than i7-5960X
Rudimentary overclocking procedur
Classleading multithreaded performance
Refreshed motherboards available
Improved power consumption over previousgen
The editors didn't like
First 10core consumer chip
Incredible performance
Impressive energy consumption
Dropin upgrade to 5960X
Games don't benefit
How much?
Intel Core i76950X
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Intel Core i76950X (14nm Broadwell)
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Nonflagship models are only small improvements over HaswellE
More expensive than HaswellE at launch
>$1500 Flagship breaks new ground in consumer CPU pricing.
Extreme performance comes at an extreme price
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 is significantly cheaper
Neutral
Major thermal increase beyond 1.3V but expected given the 10-core configuration
“The Intel Core i7-6950X is capable of unbelievable multi-threaded per
Singlethreaded performance cannot match Skylake
Some applications aren't optimised for high core counts
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Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
DefaultFirst of all we're going to have a closer look at performance differences with standard clock speeds From our overall performance rating we see that the Core i76950X is on average 5179 % quicker than the Core i76700KIf we start searching for the be...
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Published: 2016-08-01, Author: John , review by: eteknix.com
AVX ratio offset balances performance demands, Compatible with existing 2011-v3 motherboards after a BIOS update, Extraordinary multi-threaded performance, Good stock temperatures, Memory writes much faster than i7-5960X, Rudimentary overclocking procedur
Extreme performance comes at an extreme price, Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 is significantly cheaper, Neutral, Major thermal increase beyond 1.3V but expected given the 10-core configuration, “The Intel Core i7-6950X is capable of unbelievable multi-threaded per
PricingAt the time of writing, Intel's latest flagship desktop processor retails for an eye-watering £1419.99 from eBuyer.com. Please note, this is the cheapest price I've seen for some time and it's been quite common for stores to charge near the £1500 m...
DefaultFirst of all we're going to have a closer look at performance differences with standard clock speeds From our overall performance rating we see that the Core i76950X is on average 1655 % quicker than the Core i75960XIf we start searching for the be...
If you're clued up about the current state of affairs as you leave the realms of quad-core CPUs then you'll no doubt realise that in some ways there are diminishing returns as you add more cores. In fact, some performance benchmarks get slower as the effe...
Abstract: Is Broadwell more attractive to enthusiasts without graphics and up to 10 Hyper-Threaded cores? We test against two previous generations, plus Skylake to find out.Intel launched its sixth-gen Core architecture, code-named Skylake, last August. That design...
First 10-core consumer chip, Incredible performance, Impressive energy consumption, Drop-in upgrade to 5960X
First 10core consumer chip, Incredible performance, Impressive energy consumption, Dropin upgrade to 5960X, Games don't benefit, How much?, Intel Core i76950X, HEXUS.where2buy, Intel Core i76950X (14nm Broadwell), £1399.49, Free shipping for HEXUS members
Intel holds a commanding performance and market-share lead in virtually all CPU segments. Nowhere is this hegemony more keenly felt than in the high-end desktop (HEDT) space, where wave after wave of Core i7 processors' main goal is to simply improve upon...
Extreme Performance, Mature Motherboard Platform, DDR4 is now a mainstream memory standard, Simple, flexible overclocking via BCLK and/or Multiplier, Will reward enthusiast overclockers, Flagship model pushes the boundaries of the High End Desktop capabil
Nonflagship models are only small improvements over HaswellE, More expensive than HaswellE at launch, >$1500 Flagship breaks new ground in consumer CPU pricing.
