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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $489.95 vs $499.0
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-6500TE - 279 vs 272 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-6500TE - $1.79 vs $1.8 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 20 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
279
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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