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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1917 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $73.12 vs $218.59
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 7% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-950 - 165 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 16 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Single-Core
463
36.342229199372056%
Multi-Core
1569
21.234267153877383%
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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