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Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-6950X

Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-6950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $99.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 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 $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $99.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 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 $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 871 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

  • Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-6950X - 201 vs 199 FPS
  • Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $99.99 vs $588.88
  • 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

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 20 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

201

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$99.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $99.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

199

99.00497512437812%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$588.88

16%

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

Buy for $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

100%

Multi-Core

4990

59.074227536403455%

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

88.21525885558583%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i5-9500

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Intel Core i7-6950X

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
6Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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