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Core i5-11500 vs Core i7-6950X

Core i5-11500 vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11500

2.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11500

2.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1750 days newer than Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500

  • Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - 165 vs 139 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

165

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£159.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

139

84.24242424242424%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1996

100%

Multi-Core

7424

87.88919142890967%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

64.87975951903807%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i5-11500

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Intel Core i7-6950X

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
30.0x
UHD Graphics 750
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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