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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Core i5-9600
Launched Q2 2016 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 3 GHz 3.2 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 13 % 4.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 6 70 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i5-9600
Overall Score 57931 0 % 50908 12.1 %
Future Proof 53 % 26.4 % 72 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11262 0 % 6717 40.4 %
Single Thread Score 2326 15.3 % 2746.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 5009.8 MB/s 0 % 3299.4 MB/s 34.1 %
Compressing Data 272.9 MB/s 0 % 140.9 MB/s 48.4 %
String objects sorting 35520.1 thousand/s 0 % 18279.1 thousand/s 48.5 %
Prime numbers generation 79.2 millions/s 0 % 37.8 millions/s 52.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63143.5 millions/s 0 % 29601.7 millions/s 53.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 41172.2 millions/s 0 % 25062.9 millions/s 39.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i5-9600.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 105.9 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 169.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 211.8 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 264.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6950X Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 140.4 FPS
High settings 244.5 FPS 224.6 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 280.7 FPS
Low settings 382.0 FPS 350.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.1 %
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