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Core i7-6950X vs Core i5-7500

Core i7-6950X vs Core i5-7500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 217 days older than Core i5-7500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-7500 - 190 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

  • 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
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

190

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

189

99.47368421052632%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£70.93

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black

Buy for £70.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76588 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

100%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1270

98.06949806949807%

Multi-Core

3478

41.17438143719664%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs
Intel Core i5-7500 Logo

Intel Core i5-7500

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Broadwell-ECodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores4
20
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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