Experience Extreme Performance
Unleash your creativity with the power and expand ability of the Intel® Core™ i7 69xx/68xx processor family.
Intel's first 10-core processor for desktop PCs is the ultimate tool for delivering unrivaled performance and is our most powerful desktop processor ever. Whether you're gaming, exploring virtual reality, or creating fabulous content, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition gives you the computing power you need to do it beautifully.
Because the only thing more amazing than Intel® technology is what you can do with it.
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Specifications
-Essentials
Status: Launched
Launch Date: Q2'16
Processor Number: i7-6950X
Cache: 25 MB
Instruction Set: 64-bit
Embedded Options Available: No
Lithography: 14 nm
Scalability: 1S Only
-Performance
# of Cores: 10
# of Threads: 20
Processor Base Frequency: 3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 4 GHz
TDP: 140 W
-Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type): 128 GB
Memory Types: DDR4 2400/2133
Max # of Memory Channels: 4
ECC Memory Supported ‡: No
-Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics ‡: None
-Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision: 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes: 40
-Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration: 1
Sockets Supported: LGA2011-v3
Low Halogen Options Available: See MDDS
-Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0: Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡: 2.0
Intel® vPro Technology ‡: No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡: Yes
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
Intel® 64 ‡: Yes
Idle States: Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology: Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology: Yes
-Intel® Data Protection Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions: Yes
-Intel® Platform Protection Technology
Trusted Execution Technology ‡: No
Execute Disable Bit ‡: Yes