Core i7-6950X vs Core i5-12600H benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12600H performs better than the Core i7-6950X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6950X in all gaming tests too.
With info from our database, we find that the Core i5-12600H has slightly more cores with 12 cores whereas the Core i7-6950X has 10 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-6950X has more threads than the Core i5-12600H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6950X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12600H. Despite this, the Core i5-12600H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-12600H outputs less heat than Core i7-6950X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-12600H has more L2 cache than the Core i7-6950X. Despite this, the Core i7-6950X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-12600H.
Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-6950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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