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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2405S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1836 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2405S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 29% better in War Thunder than Core i5-2405S - 173 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2405S - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $46.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6950X - $0.34 vs $2.88 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
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-2405S |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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