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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 55% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6950X - 542 vs 349 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $230.00 vs $588.88
- Up to 75% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6950X - $0.42 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
542
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6950X or Core i5-13600K
With selected game settings
421 FPS
$4.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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481 FPS
$5.41/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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