Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 624 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 i5-8500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i7-6950X - 715 vs 711 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $174.96 vs $499.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6950X - $0.24 vs $0.7 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
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
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Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
715
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |