Intel Core i3 4170 vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (54W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3-1600)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 3MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

887

Intel Core i7 6950X +20%

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1935

Intel Core i7 6950X +403%

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1001

Intel Core i7 6950X +1%

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1938

Intel Core i7 6950X +247%

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

855

Intel Core i7 6950X +13%

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1823

Intel Core i7 6950X +407%

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

2056

Intel Core i7 6950X +13%

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

3555

Intel Core i7 6950X +388%

17362

Intel Core i3 4170

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Mar 2015

Release Date

May 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

i3-4170

Processor Number

i7-6950X

LGA-1150

Socket

LGA-2011-3

HD Graphics 4400

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1150

Socket

LGA-2011-3

54 W

Power Consumption

140 W

CPU Performance

2

Performance Cores

10

4

Performance Core Threads

20

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

2

Total Core Count

10

4

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

3 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

32 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

25.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 4170

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

40

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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