Intel Core i7-9700KF vs Intel Core i7-6950X

Core i7-9700KF vs Core i7-6950X comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-9700KF performs better than the Core i7-6950X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6950X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-6950X has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i7-9700KF that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-9700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6950X. Also, the Core i7-9700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-9700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-6950X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-6950X has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700KF. The Core i7-6950X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i7-9700KF has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.