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Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-5960X

Core i7-6950X vs Core i7-5960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 638 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Performs up to 0% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-5960X - 347 vs 346 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 20 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

347

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

346

99.71181556195965%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$298.95

100%

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor

Buy for $298.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75496 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

100%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

98.37837837837839%

Multi-Core

7389

87.47484313957618%

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs
Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Intel Core i7-5960X

May 31st, 2016
Release DateSep 1st, 2014
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameHaswell E
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores8
20
Threads16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
140 WTDP140 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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