Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core 5 330
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
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Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
140 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
2
Performance Core Threads
20
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
15.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.4 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4
PCIe Lanes
40
6
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.