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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 2065 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 i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 25% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6950X - 683 vs 545 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $273.49 vs $499.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6950X - $0.4 vs $0.92 per FPS
- 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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 i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
683
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$273.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i5-12600
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
394 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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