Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Broadwell E
Processor Number
i7-8700
i7-6950X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
65 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
10
Performance Core Threads
12
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
12
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
40
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,211
1,069
Cinebench R23
7,068
9,743
Geekbench 6
1,258
1,020
Geekbench 5
1,166
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Geekbench 6
4,394
6,726
Geekbench 5
6,209
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Blender
143
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Passmark CPU
2,647
2,330
Passmark CPU
12,874
17,362
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.