Testseek.com 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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"Is it worth it? Only if you have a genuine need for all that power."...
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Published: 2016-08-17, Author: Jonathan , review by: crn.com.au
Abstract: Extreme Edition processors have become a regular landmark in Intel's schedule over the years, providing enthusiasts with something to get their teeth into while waiting for the next-generation architecture. As its price suggests, though, this year's top-o...
The 6950X is pretty much what we expected. Broadwell only really launched in the consumer arena as a quad-core CPU loaded with Iris Pro graphics, and cost an arm and a leg. The 6950X is pretty much the 5775C of the X99 platform - its cost is very high, b...
First, I'll sum up the performance aspects of the 10-core Broadwell-E by saying, damn, it's a freaking monster. In multi-threaded tasks it easily thrashes the 8-core Haswell-E and combined with per core overclocking and Turbo Boost Max 3.0, it can hang wi...
Abstract: These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this 2D performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll ha...
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...
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...
