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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor Intel i7-11700K 8-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor

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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

10

8

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

20

16

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second

3 GHz

17% higher

3.6 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock

3.5 GHz

30% higher

5 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

25 MB

16 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
35% faster

76.8 GB/s

50 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

6

11

Socket

2011

1200

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

140 Watts

11% lower

125 Watts

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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor
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PROS 4
Cores 10 vs 8 (2) 20% more physical cores
Threads 20 vs 16 (4) 20% more logical cores
Cache 25 MB vs 16 MB (9MB) 36% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s vs 50 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (26.8GB/s) 35% faster
CONS 3
CPU Clock 3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.6GHz) 17% lower
CPU Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz vs 5 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1.5GHz) 30% lower
Thermal Design Power 140 Watts vs 125 Watts Power consumption is (15Watts) 11% higher
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Intel i7-11700K 8-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor
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