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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3330S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1366 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330S
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $149.95 vs $651.07
- Up to 76% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6950X - $0.22 vs $0.92 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
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than Core i5-3330S - 711 vs 677 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330S - 20 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
677
95.21800281293952%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3330S Processor 2.7GHz 5.0GT-s 6MB LGA 1155 CPU44; OEM
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
711
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
23.913043478260867%
Price, $
$651.07
23%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 361446 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
544
42.00772200772201%
Multi-Core
1616
19.131052444654905%
Intel Core i5-3330S | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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