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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 1750 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 i5-11500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 25% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6950X - 217 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $218.99 vs $651.07
- Up to 73% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6950X - $1.01 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
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
173
79.72350230414746%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
26.861702127659576%
Price, $
$651.07
33%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i5-11500
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
160 FPS
$7.24/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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160 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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160 FPS
$15.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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160 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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160 FPS
$7.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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160 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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160 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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