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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 334 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $99.95 vs $651.07
- Up to 84% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6950X - $0.61 vs $3.76 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 6% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6400 - 173 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
163
94.21965317919076%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
16.22340425531915%
Price, $
$651.07
15%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
85.7915057915058%
Multi-Core
3023
35.78785367586125%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-6950X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
106 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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