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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Core i5-10600K
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1200
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Comet Lake
Clock 3 GHz 26.8 % 4.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 16.7 % 4.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 125 W 10.7 %
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 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i5-10600K
Overall Score 57931 0 % 55172 4.8 %
Future Proof 53 % 30.3 % 76 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11262 0 % 9265 17.7 %
Single Thread Score 2351.7 18.7 % 2893.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 5045 MB/s 0 % 4958.8 MB/s 1.7 %
Compressing Data 271.9 MB/s 0 % 207.4 MB/s 23.7 %
String objects sorting 35555.7 thousand/s 0 % 26735.4 thousand/s 24.8 %
Prime numbers generation 79.2 millions/s 0 % 46 millions/s 41.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63398.4 millions/s 0 % 47596.6 millions/s 24.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 40925.6 millions/s 0 % 29722.7 millions/s 27.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i5-10600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i5-10600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 118.6 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 189.7 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 237.1 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 296.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.5 %

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 i5-10600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.6 FPS 147.8 FPS
High settings 244.2 FPS 236.5 FPS
Medium settings 305.3 FPS 295.6 FPS
Low settings 381.6 FPS 369.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.2 %
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