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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 334 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-6500 - 206 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $39.5 vs $499.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6950X - $0.19 vs $2.42 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
Far Cry 5
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i5-6500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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