i7-6950X Extreme Edition vs Xeon 696X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	36	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.96	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	6.89	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	2 February 2026 (less than a year ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,599	$1,743

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-cores	64	no data
Threads	128	20
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	336 MB (shared)	25 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3400 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA4710	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s)	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	64	10
Threads	128	20
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	140 Watt