Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core 5 223PQE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Bartlett Lake
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core 5 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
140 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
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Performance Core Threads
20
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
20
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
40.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1650 MHz
Execution Units
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32
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
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Cinebench R23
9,743
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Geekbench 6
1,020
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Geekbench 6
6,726
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Passmark CPU
2,330
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Passmark CPU
17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.