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Intel

Intel Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition

Processor

CPU cores: 10^*
CPU threads: 20^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 140 W^*

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Processing & platform

CPU cores: 10^*
CPU threads: 20^*
Base clock: 3 GHz^*
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 frequency: 4 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Socket / package: FCLGA2011^*
Process node: 14 nm^*

Cache hierarchy

Reported cache^*
Size
25 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4^*

Supported memory

DDR4 2400/2133^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 140 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 44 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

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BornOnDate

Q2'16^*

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Cache

25 MB^*

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ClockSpeed

3.00 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

3.50 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Broadwell E^*

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CoreCount

10^*

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CpuId

94456^*

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CpuName

Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition^*

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ECCMemory

No^*

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EM64

Yes^*

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Embedded

No^*

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ESUDate

Wednesday. June 30. 2021^*

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ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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HaltState

Yes^*

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HyperThreading

Yes^*

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InstructionSet

64-bit^*

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ItemsIncluded

Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink^*

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Lithography

14 nm^*

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MarketSegment

Desktop^*

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MaxCPUs

1^*

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MaxMem

128 GB^*

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MaxTDP

140 W^*

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MemoryTypes

DDR4 2400/2133^*

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NumMemoryChannels

4^*

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NumPCIExpressPorts

40^*

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PCIExpressRevision

3.0^*

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ProcessorNumber

i7-6950X^*

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ProductGroup

Intel® Core™ X-series Processors^*

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ScalableSockets

1S Only^*

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ServicingStatus

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

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SmartResponseTechVersion

Yes^*

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SocketsSupported

FCLGA2011-3^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

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TBTVersion

2.0^*

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TCase

67.3°^*

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ThreadCount

20^*

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TurboBoostMaxTechMaxFreq

4.00 GHz^*

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TurboBoostMaxTechVersion

Yes^*

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TXT

No^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition^*
Status: Discontinued^*
Release Date: Q2'16^*
Cores: 10^*
Max Turbo Speed: 3.5^* GHz
Base Speed: 3^* GHz
Cache Size: 25^* MB

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

ClockSpeed: 3^* GHz
Cache: 25^* MB
MaxTDP: 140^* W
BornOnDate: Q2'16^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition^*
Price: $1723.00^*
MarketSegment: Desktop^*
Lithography: 14^* nm
CoreCount: 10^*
ThreadCount: 20^*
ClockSpeedMax: 3.5^* GHz
TurboBoostMaxTechMaxFreq: 4^* GHz

Specifications 4 · 42 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$1723.00^*

Scope and conditions

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Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Smart Response Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

10^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Threads

20^*

Max Turbo Frequency

3.5^* GHz

Processor Base Frequency

3.0^* GHz

Cache

25^* MB

TDP

140^* W

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡

4.0^* GHz

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q2'16^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Wednesday | June 30 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Included Items

Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4 2400/2133^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ X-series Processors^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

Processor Number

i7-6950X^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Scalability

1S Only^*

Lithography

14^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

TCASE

67.3°^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

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