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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-6950X - 119 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $143.72 vs $651.07
- Up to 79% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-6950X - $1.21 vs $5.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
115
96.63865546218487%
Value, $/FPS
$5.66/FPS
21.37809187279152%
Price, $
$651.07
22%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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