Intel Core i5 7400 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 7400 with 4 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 7400 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2133)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7400
920
Intel Core i7 6950X
+16%
1069
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7400
3369
Intel Core i7 6950X
+189%
9743
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7400
+19%
1215
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7400
3517
Intel Core i7 6950X
+91%
6726
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 7400
877
Intel Core i7 6950X
+10%
968
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7400
3079
Intel Core i7 6950X
+200%
9253
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 7400
2090
Intel Core i7 6950X
+11%
2330
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 7400
5491
Intel Core i7 6950X
+216%
17362
General Parameters
Jan 2017
Release Date
May 2016
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
i5-7400
Processor Number
i7-6950X
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
20
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
35.76 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
192
Shader Units
-
24
Texture Units
-
3
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.44 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
