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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Core i7-5600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 457 days newer than Core i7-5600U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5600U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 15 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 8% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5600U - 139 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 20 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5600U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5600U | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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