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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 1983 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 i5-12600KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 19% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6950X - 165 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $160.99 vs $651.07
- Up to 79% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6950X - $0.98 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
84.24242424242424%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
20.94017094017094%
Price, $
$651.07
24%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
52.38673139158576%
Multi-Core
8447
70.18112329677633%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i5-12600KF
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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