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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6950X - 147 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $165.86 vs $499.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6950X - $1.13 vs $3.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-6950X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
20 FPS
$60.05/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$83.5/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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