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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5820K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5820K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 638 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5820K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-5820K - 173 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5820K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5820K
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $429.95 vs $449.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6950X - $2.51 vs $2.6 per FPS
God of War
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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Core i7-5820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
171
98%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$429.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8064801548435 CORE I7-5820K Processor (15M Cache, UP to 3.60 GHZ)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-5820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-5820K |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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