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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6950X - 194 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $179.99 vs $499.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6950X - $0.93 vs $2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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