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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 871 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $160.91 vs $499.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Control than Core i7-6950X - $0.8 vs $2.47 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
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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 i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
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Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 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 | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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