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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1969 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $69.0 vs $588.88
- Up to 90% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-6950X - $0.37 vs $3.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 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 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-2600K - 163 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 20 vs 8 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
158
96.93251533742331%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.61/FPS
10.249307479224377%
Price, $
$588.88
11%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
51.58301158301158%
Multi-Core
2320
27.46537232153427%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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