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Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition
General Info
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Model Number	i7-6950X
Part Number	BX80671I76950X, BXC80671I76950X, CM8067102055800
S-Spec	SR2PA
Market	Desktop
Introduction	May 31, 2016 (launched)
Release Price	$1743.00
Shop	Amazon
General Specs
Family	Core i7EE
Series	i7-6900
Locked	No
Frequency	3000 MHz
Turbo Frequency	4000 MHz (1 core), 3500 MHz (2 cores), 3400MHz (3 cores), 3400MHz (4 cores), 3400MHz (5 cores), 3400MHz (6 cores), 3400MHz (7 cores), 3400MHz (8 cores), 3400MHz (9 cores), 3400MHz (10 cores)
Bus type	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s
Clock multiplier	30
Microarchitecture
ISA	x86-64 (x86)
Microarchitecture	Broadwell
Chipset	Wellsburg
Core Name	Broadwell E
Core Stepping	R0
Process	14 nm
Transistors	3,400,000,000
Technology	CMOS
Die	246 mm²
Word Size	64 bit
Cores	10
Threads	20
Max Memory	128 GiB
Multiprocessing
Max SMP	1-Way (Uniprocessor)
Electrical
TDP	140 W
Tjunction	0 °C – 96 °C

The Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition is a 64-bit deca-core top-of-the-line MPU introduced by Intel for the enthusiasts market in mid-2016. The i7-6950X replaced the i7-5960X as Intel's flagship microprocessor based on Broadwell microarchitecture - also becoming the first consumer-class deca-core microprocessor.

Cache

Main article: Broadwell § Cache

Cache Info [Edit Values]
L1I$	320 KiB 327,680 B 0.313 MiB	10x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L1D$	320 KiB 327,680 B 0.313 MiB	10x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L2$	2.5 MiB 2,560 KiB 2,621,440 B 0.00244 GiB	10x256 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L3$	25 MiB 25,600 KiB 26,214,400 B 0.0244 GiB	10x2.5 MiB 20-way set associative (shared)

Graphics

This processor has no integrated graphics processing unit.

Memory controller

Integrated Memory Controller
Type	DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Controllers	1
Channels	4
ECC Support	No
Max bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Bandwidth (single)	19,200 MB/s
Bandwidth (dual)	38,400 MB/s
Bandwidth (quad)	76,800 MB/s
Max memory	128 GiB

Expansions

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	Expansion Options
	PCIe Revision 3.0 Max Lanes 40 Configs 2x16 + 1x8

Features

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Supported x86 Extensions & Processor Features

MMX MMX Extension SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE2 Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE3 Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSSE3 Supplemental SSE3 AVX Advanced Vector Extensions AVX2 Advanced Vector Extensions 2 BMI1 Bit Manipulation Instruction Set 1 BMI2 Bit Manipulation Instruction Set 2 FMA3 3-Operand Fused-Multiply-Add AES AES Encryption Instructions F16C 16-bit Floating Point Conversion NX No-eXecute HT Hyper-Threading TBT 2.0 Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 TBMT 3.0 Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 EIST Enhanced SpeedStep Technology EPT Extended Page Tables (SLAT)

Frequencies

See also: Intel's CPU Frequency Behavior

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Mode	Base	Turbo Frequency/Active Cores
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Normal	3,000 MHz	4,000 MHz	3,500 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz
AVX2		3,400 MHz	3,400 MHz	3,200 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz	3,100 MHz

Die Shot

• 3,400,000,000 transistors
• 246 mm²

Documents

• Intel® Core i7 processor family for X-series platforms Product Brief

See also

• Core i7 Extreme Edition