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Intel logo Core i7-6950X
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General information Core i7-6950X Core i5-2450P
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3 GHz 6.3 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 4 80 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6950X Core i5-2450P
Overall Score 57930 0 % 40601 29.9 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 28 % 47.2 %
Benchmark Score 11262 0 % 2717 75.9 %
Single Thread Score 2334 0 % 1663.9 28.7 %
Encrypting Data 4999.7 MB/s 0 % 1098.1 MB/s 78 %
Compressing Data 273.2 MB/s 0 % 67.8 MB/s 75.2 %
String objects sorting 35477.5 thousand/s 0 % 9331.2 thousand/s 73.7 %
Prime numbers generation 78.4 millions/s 0 % 27.1 millions/s 65.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 63896.1 millions/s 0 % 14862.9 millions/s 76.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 41252.4 millions/s 0 % 7652 millions/s 81.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i5-2450P.

Average frames per second Core i7-6950X Core i5-2450P
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 75.3 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 120.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.6 FPS 150.7 FPS
Low settings 317.0 FPS 188.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.6 %

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 i5-2450P
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.5 FPS 122.0 FPS
High settings 244.0 FPS 195.3 FPS
Medium settings 305.0 FPS 244.1 FPS
Low settings 381.3 FPS 305.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 20 %
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