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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1969 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2400S - 139 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $70.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 88% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - $0.57 vs $4.68 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
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
12.179487179487179%
Price, $
$651.07
10%
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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Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
122
87.76978417266187%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
Buy for $70 on Amazon
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Updated 349267 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
38.3011583011583%
Multi-Core
1352
16.005682490825144%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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