Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 638 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i7-5930K - 225 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $364.86 vs $402.12
- Up to 10% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-5930K - $1.8 vs $2.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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In Stock
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Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
225
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 18030 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell E | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
12 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 140 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |