Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core i9 14900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 14900KS with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6950X Advantages
Lower TDP (140W vs 150W)
Intel Core i9 14900KS Advantages
Released 7 years and 10 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1069
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+124%
2398
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
9743
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+320%
40976
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+237%
3444
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
6726
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+257%
24020
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
2330
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+114%
4990
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
17362
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+276%
65287
General Parameters
May 2016
Release Date
Mar 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Broadwell E
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
i7-6950X
Processor Number
i9-14900KS
LGA-2011-3
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
150 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
253 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
8
20
Performance Core Threads
16
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
6.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
16
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
10
Total Core Count
24
20
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
32x
32 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1650 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
