i5-13600K vs i7-6950X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated215
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data18.04
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release dateno data27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,743$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2020
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier3035
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB24 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3400 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 14
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

i5-13600K has 40% more physical cores, and 12% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Core i5-13600K. We've got no test results to judge.


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