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Core i5-11400F vs Core i7-6950X

Core i5-11400F vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $115.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $115.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F

  • Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6950X - 225 vs 206 FPS
  • Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $115.99 vs $499.0
  • Up to 79% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6950X - $0.52 vs $2.42 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

225

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.52/FPS

100%

Price, $

$115.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $115.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

206

91%

Value, $/FPS

$2.42/FPS

21%

Price, $

$499

23%

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1961

100%

Multi-Core

7608

90%

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

66%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo

Intel Core i5-11400F

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Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

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
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-6950X

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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