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  • 08/10/2017

    Summary

    The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Threadripper 1920X are very impressive processors that did extremely well in content creation benchmarks that take advantage of having a 16-core, 32-thread processor in the system. The good news is a good number of app...

    legitreviews.com
  • 09/08/2016

    Summary

    The price is a bitter pill to swallow, but for the right type of user, the performance and features are dream worthy...

    pcgamer.com
    Pros

    Ten cores, 'nuff said, Very overclockable

    Cons

    Costs as much as a complete highend PC, What happened to the $1,000 Extreme Edition

  • 08/01/2016

    Summary

    In the past two years, the Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition has had little reason to look over its shoulder. After all, in 2014 when it launched, the 8-core, 16-thread behemoth represented everything Intel could pile on top of the X99 platform, minus t...

    Computerpoweruser.com
  • 07/11/2016

    Summary

    Due to its specifications, the Core i7-6950X taken from the Core i7-5960X the title of most high-end desktop CPU available, mostly because of the 20 threads. Its price also reinforces this title. By the way, it is interesting to notice that, by now, Intel...

    hardwaresecrets.com
  • 06/24/2016

    Summary

    I am going to do a bit of cut and paste here from our first article...again, as it is still pertinent to the discussion.For the last year, the Video Card Forums have been abuzz with

    hardocp.com
  • 06/10/2016

    Summary

    With its ten cores to feed the 6950X is a mild mannered Dr. Jekyll at stock, but can turn in an instant to Mister Hyde when overclocked. As you can see it will need a lot more than value cooling to tame this savage beast!3.5i7 6950XYour RatingUser Rating:...

    realhardwarereviews.com
  • 06/05/2016

    Summary

    Before getting on with the conclusion I would just like to point out that we couldn't include any overclocking tests or info on the new Turbo Boost Max 3.0 feature. The reason for this is simple: we don't have a motherboard that supports the new Turbo Boo...

    techspot.com
    Cons

    Ridiculously high pricing at over $1,700 essentially the same cost as the 14core Xeon E52680 v4.

  • 06/03/2016

    Summary

    What would you do with more CPU cores? This is a question I see posted from an Intel employee on a yearly basis, and it actually is a difficult question to answer depending on your computing background. A gamer might not need more than four or six, and a...

    anandtech.com
  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    The 10 Tentacle Core i7 6950X, Core i7 6900K / 6850K

    guru3d.com
  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor - Find It At AmazonThe Core i7-6950X is not the only Broadwell-E based processor Intel has coming down the pipeline. There are four new processors due to arrive soon, including 6, 8, and 10 core options, at wildly different...

    hothardware.com
    Pros

    Killer Multi-Thread Performance, Huge Cache, Turbo Boost Max 3.0

    Cons

    Super Pricey, Relatively Low Clocks, Lower Single Thread Perf In Some Tests

  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    If ever a conclusion nearly wrote itself, this one is it.The new Intel Broadwell-E processors follow in a long line of premium Intel offerings by coming in at an eye-watering price only matched by the jaw-dropping performance. This is hardly the range of...

    overclock3d.net
  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    There you have it folks, Intel's 10 core, 20 thread, Mega-Tasking monstrosity of high-end chip. Overall we have seen improvements in both multi-thread applications/benchmarks, as well as improvements in single-threaded applications/benchmarks (though, a...

    overclockers.com
  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    Desktop processors don't get beefier—or more expensive—than the Intel Core i7-6950X. But not every user will find all its enhancements worth the money...

    pcmag.com
    Pros

    Insanely powerful, particularly with multithreaded applications

    Cons

    Ridiculously expensive, Lower clock speed may reduce utility with single- or lightly threaded workloads

  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    First, let's talk about the positive side of the Core i7-6950X. It is clearly, and without a shred of doubt, the fastest consumer processor on the market. With the inclusion of Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, Intel was able to improve single-threaded perf...

    pcper.com
  • 05/31/2016

    Summary

    Intel made another step forward with its X99 platform and launched the Broadwell-E CPU series. That consists of 4 SKUs: i7-6950X (10 cores), i7-6900K (8 cores), i7-6850K (6 cores) and i7-6800K (6 cores, only 28 PCI-E lanes).The new family should bring a n...

    reviewstudio.net
    Pros

    performance, power consumption, overclocking

    Cons

    way to expensive

  • 05/30/2016

    Summary

    We always knew we'd be seeing Broadwell again, though. There's a fairly predictable lag between when Intel rolls out a new architecture and when the design is adapted for server/workstation use. So, when we got our hands on Xeon E5-2600 v4 , based on Broa...

    tomshardware.com
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