Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i7-6950X

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Core i5-14500 compared with Core i7-6950X

	IntelCore i5-14500	IntelCore i7-6950X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2024	May 2016
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency) (better)	10
Threads
Threads	20	20
Base clock
Base clock	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5 GHz (better)	4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	25 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	6 P-cores and 8 E-cores; 20 threads. ComputerBase identifies its tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon within the marketed Raptor Lake Refresh generation.	Broadwell-E; 10 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by the exact-model reviews.
Clocks
Clocks	P-cores: 2.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz turbo. E-cores: 1.9 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz turbo.	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.00 GHz on the preferred core; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.50 GHz. The main boost field uses Intel’s highest published frequency. May availability follows Tom’s Hardware’s 31 May 2016 report, attributing immediate sale of all four models to Intel. Intel’s family record is dated 30 May and ARK gives Q2 2016; the announcement day is not treated as an exact first-sale day.
Cache
Cache	24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.	–
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770; 32 execution units; up to 1.55 GHz; Quick Sync Video; up to four displays.	No processor graphics, confirmed by Intel’s exact-model comparison-chart row; a separate graphics solution is required.
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA2011-v3
Base power
Base power	65 W	140 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	154 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	Up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s; ECC supported with an appropriate platform.	Up to 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2133/2400; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.	40 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel 600- and 700-series motherboards; appropriate BIOS support required.	X99 and LGA2011-v3, distinguished by Intel’s exact-model comparison chart and the reviews. Current ARK abbreviates the socket as FCLGA2011; this is not compatible with the older X79 LGA2011 platform.
Process
Process	Intel 7; Raptor Lake Refresh generation. ComputerBase identifies the tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	14 nm; Broadwell-E.
Cooler
Cooler	Intel Laminar RM1 included with the boxed processor (Intel support).	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required.