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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14400 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 i5-14400 is 2778 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 i5-14400 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14400
- Performs up to 28% better in Rust than Core i7-6950X - 244 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $229.99 vs $499.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6950X - $0.94 vs $2.63 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-14400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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