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    Intel Core i7-5960X Overview

    Intel Core i7-5960X
    Type: DESKTOP
    Release date: Sep 2014
    Intel Core i7-5960X
    Intel_HaswellArchitecture
    8Cores
    16Threads
    3000 Mhz Frequency
    3500 MhzTurbo Clock
    140 W TDP

    Summary

    Relative performance

    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      89%
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      86%
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      85%
    • Intel Core i7-4960X
      84%
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      80%
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      80%
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      79%
    • Intel Core i7-3970X
      78%
    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      77%
    • Intel Core i7-3930K
      75%
    • Intel Core i7-4770K
      74%
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      71%
    • Intel Core i5-4690K
      70%
    • Intel Core i7-3770K
      69%
    • Intel Core i7-4790
      68%
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      68%
    • Intel Core i7-4820K
      68%
    • Intel Core i5-4670K
      68%
    • Intel Core i7-4771
      68%
    • Intel Core i7-3940XM
      67%
    • Intel Core i7-4770
      67%
    • Intel Core i7-4930MX
      67%
    • Intel Core i7-4770R
      66%
    • Intel Core i7-4980HQ
      66%
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      66%
    • Intel Core i7-4910MQ
      66%
    • Intel Core i7-4790S
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-4770S
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      64%
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      63%
    • Intel Core i7-4960HQ
      63%
    • Intel Core i7-3770
      63%
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      63%
    • Intel Core i7-4770T
      62%
    • Intel Core i7-4870HQ
      62%
    • Intel Core i7-4900MQ
      62%
    • Intel Core i7-3820
      61%
    • Intel Core i5-4670
      61%
    • Intel Core i5-2550K
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-4800MQ
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-3840QM
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-990X
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-3770S
      60%
    • Intel Core i5-2500K
      60%
    • Intel Core i7-4850HQ
      59%
    • Intel Core i7-4810MQ
      59%
    • Intel Core i5-4590
      59%
    • Intel Core i7-3740QM
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-6400
      58%
    • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-4570
      58%
    • Intel Core i7-3820QM
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-4590S
      57%
    • Intel Core i7-3720QM
      57%
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      57%
    • Intel Core i5-3570S
      57%
    • Intel Core i7-3770T
      56%
    • Intel Pentium G3258
      56%
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      56%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-4570S
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-3550S
      56%
    • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
      56%
    • Intel Core i7-2960XM
      55%
    • Intel Core i7-4700HQ
      55%
    • Intel Core i3-4360T
      55%
    • Intel Core i7-4712HQ
      55%
    • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
      55%
    • Intel Core i7-4702HQ
      55%
    • AMD FX-9590
      54%
    • Intel Core i3-4340
      54%
    • Intel Core i5-3475S
      54%
    • Intel Core i5-4670T
      54%
    • Intel Core i5-4440
      54%
    • Intel Core i5-3470
      53%
    • Intel Core i7-3610QE
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-3450
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      53%
    • Intel Core i7-2600S
      53%
    • Intel Core i3-4350
      53%
    • Intel Core i7-3615QM
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-4570R
      52%
    • Intel Core i3-4160
      52%
    • Intel Core i3-4330
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-4430
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-3450S
      52%
    • Intel Core i7-4765T
      52%
    • Intel Core i7-5557U
      52%
    • Intel Core i7-2860QM
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-2500
      52%
    • Intel Core i7-4702MQ
      51%
    • Intel Core i5-5287U
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-3610QM
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-4750HQ
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-3630QM
      51%
    • Intel Core i5-2450P
      51%
    • Intel Core i3-4150T
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-4600M
      51%
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-2920XM
      50%
    • Intel Core i5-4570T
      50%
    • Intel Core i7-4650U
      50%
    • Intel Core i7-4558U
      50%
    • Intel Core i5-4430S
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-2380P
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-3330
      49%
    • Intel Core i7-3635QM
      49%
    • Intel Core i7-5650U
      49%
    • AMD FX-9370
      49%
    • AMD FX-8370
      49%
    • Intel Core i3-4130
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-3350P
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-5257U
      49%
    • Intel Core i7-3632QM
      48%
    • Intel Core i7-2760QM
      48%
    • Intel Core i7-3540M
      48%
    • Intel Core i7-2820QM
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-2400
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-3335S
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-3330S
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-2500S
      48%
    • AMD FX-8350
      47%
    • Intel Core i7-5600U
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-3380M
      47%
    • Intel Core i7-3612QM
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-3470T
      47%
    • Intel Core i7-3520M
      46%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      46%
    • Intel Core i3-4330T
      46%
    • Intel Core i5-3360M
      46%
    • Intel Core i5-4300M
      45%
    • Intel Core i5-2310
      45%
    • Intel Core i7-2720QM
      45%
    • Intel Core i5-3340M
      45%
    • Intel Core i5-4288U
      45%
    • Intel Core i7-4600U
      45%
    • Intel Pentium G3430
      44%
    • Intel Core i5-4258U
      44%
    • Intel Core i3-4130T
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-2500T
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-2400S
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-4670S
      43%
    • Intel Core i7-5500U
      43%
    • AMD FX-8320E
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-3320M
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-2405S
      43%
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      42%
    • AMD FX-6350
      42%
    • AMD FX-8300
      42%
    • Intel Core i5-2390T
      42%
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      42%
    • AMD FX-8150
      42%
    • Intel Core i7-2670QM
      42%
    • Intel Core i7-2675QM
      42%
    • Intel Core i7-4500U
      41%
    • Intel Pentium G3420
      41%
    • Intel Core i7-3687U
      41%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      41%
    • Intel Core i5-5250U
      41%
    • Intel Core i7-2635QM
      41%
    • Intel Core i5-5300U
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-3230M
      40%
    • Intel Core i7-3517UE
      40%
    • AMD A10-6800K
      40%
    • Intel Core i3-3210
      40%
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-3210M
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-2540M
      39%
    • Intel Pentium G2130
      39%
    • Intel Core i5-4350U
      39%
    • Intel Core i3-2125
      39%
    • AMD A10-7850K
      39%
    • Intel Core i7-3667U
      39%
    • AMD FX-8120
      39%
    • AMD FX-6300
      39%
    • Intel Core i7-2630QM
      39%
    • AMD FX-4350
      39%
    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      39%
    • AMD FX-6200
      39%
    • Intel Core i5-5200U
      39%
    • Intel Core i5-2520M
      38%
    • Intel Pentium G3220
      38%
    • Intel Core i5-2435M
      38%
    • Intel Core i7-3537U
      38%
    • Intel Core i5-4250U
      38%
    • AMD A10-7700K
      38%
    • Intel Pentium G2120
      38%
    • AMD A10-6790K
      37%
    • AMD A10-6700T
      37%
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      37%
    • AMD FX-6120
      37%
    • Intel Core i5-2450M
      37%
    • AMD FX-4170
      37%
    • AMD A8-6600K
      37%
    • Intel Celeron G1840
      37%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      37%
    • Intel Core i7-3517U
      37%
    • Intel Core i5-3437U
      37%
    • AMD A10-5800K
      36%
    • Intel Core i5-4200U
      36%
    • Intel Core i3-3220T
      36%
    • AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
      36%
    • AMD FX-4300
      36%
    • Intel Celeron G1820
      36%
    • AMD A8-5600K
      36%
    • AMD A8-6500
      35%
    • Intel Core i5-3427U
      35%
    • Intel Pentium G870
      35%
    • AMD FX-6100
      35%
    • Intel Core i3-3240T
      35%
    • Intel Core i5-2430M
      35%
    • Intel Pentium G2020
      34%
    • Intel Core i5-2410M
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G850
      34%
    • AMD A10-5700
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G2010
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G860T
      34%
    • Intel Celeron G1630
      34%
    • Intel Core i5-2415M
      34%
    • AMD FX-8100
      33%
    • AMD FX-4130
      33%
    • Intel Pentium G3220T
      33%
    • Intel Core i3-3130M
      33%
    • Intel Core i5-2557M
      33%
    • Intel Core i3-5010U
      33%
    • Intel Pentium G840
      33%
    • Intel Core i5-3317U
      33%
    • Intel Core i5-3337U
      33%
    • Intel Celeron G1620T
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-4000M
      32%
    • AMD FX-4100
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-2100T
      32%
    • Intel Pentium G645
      32%
    • AMD A8-5500
      31%
    • AMD A6-6400K
      31%
    • Intel Celeron G1610
      31%
    • AMD Phenom II X4 840
      31%
    • Intel Core i3-3120M
      31%
    • Intel Pentium G2020T
      31%
    • Intel Pentium G640
      31%
    • Intel Core i3-5005U
      30%
    • Intel Pentium 2030M
      30%
    • AMD Athlon II X3 460
      30%
    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      30%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 651
      30%
    • Intel Pentium G630
      29%
    • AMD A4-6300
      29%
    • AMD A8-3870K
      29%
    • Intel Core i7-3689Y
      29%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      29%
    • AMD A8-3850
      29%
    • Intel Celeron G550
      29%
    • AMD A6-5400K
      29%
    • AMD A6-5400B
      29%
    • Intel Pentium 2020M
      29%
    • Intel Pentium G645T
      28%
    • Intel Celeron G1610T
      28%
    • Intel Celeron G540
      28%
    • Intel Pentium G620
      28%
    • Intel Pentium G6960
      28%
    • Intel Celeron G530
      28%
    • AMD A10-5750M
      28%
    • Intel Core i3-2370M
      28%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 641
      27%
    • AMD A4-5300
      27%
    • Intel Core i3-2350M
      27%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 270
      27%
    • AMD A6-3670K
      27%
    • Intel Core i3-2312M
      27%
    • AMD A10-5757M
      27%
    • Intel Pentium G630T
      26%
    • Intel Pentium B980
      26%
    • AMD A6-3650
      26%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 631
      26%
    • Intel Core i3-2328M
      26%
    • Intel Core i3-2330M
      26%
    • Intel Pentium B970
      26%
    • Intel Core i3-4005U
      26%
    • Intel Core i5-4200Y
      26%
    • Intel Core i3-4010U
      26%
    • AMD A10-4600M
      26%
    • AMD A8-3820
      25%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 620e
      25%
    • Intel Core i3-3227U
      25%
    • AMD A8-3800
      25%
    • AMD A4-4000
      25%
    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      25%
    • Intel Pentium B960
      25%
    • Intel Core i5-3339Y
      25%
    • Intel Celeron G540T
      24%
    • AMD Athlon II X3 425e
      24%
    • Intel Pentium B950
      24%
    • Intel Core i5-2467M
      24%
    • AMD A4-5150M
      24%
    • Intel Pentium G620T
      24%
    • AMD A8-5557M
      24%
    • Intel Core i3-3217UE
      23%
    • AMD A6-5357M
      23%
    • Intel Celeron 1000M
      23%
    • Intel Pentium B940
      23%
    • Intel Celeron 1037U
      23%
    • AMD A6-3620
      23%
    • Intel Pentium 3556U
      23%
    • AMD A6-5350M
      23%
    • AMD A4-3420
      23%
    • AMD A8-5550M
      23%
    • AMD A6-3600
      22%
    • AMD A6-5345M
      22%
    • Intel Pentium 2117U
      22%
    • Intel Celeron B840
      22%
    • AMD A6-4400M
      22%
    • AMD A10-5745M
      22%
    • AMD A4-3400
      22%
    • AMD A8-3550MX
      21%
    • AMD A8-3530MX
      21%
    • Intel Core i5-2537M
      21%
    • AMD A4-4300M
      21%
    • Intel Celeron B830
      21%
    • AMD A6-3430MX
      21%
    • AMD A10-4655M
      21%
    • AMD A4-3300
      20%
    • AMD A8-4500M
      20%
    • Intel Core i3-4010Y
      20%
    • AMD A6-3500
      20%
    • AMD A8-3510MX
      20%
    • Intel Celeron B820
      20%
    • Intel Celeron 2955U
      20%
    • Intel Celeron B810
      19%
    • Intel Core i3-2377M
      19%
    • Intel Celeron G465
      19%
    • AMD E2-3200
      19%
    • Intel Celeron B815
      19%
    • AMD A6-5200
      19%
    • Intel Pentium 997
      19%
    • AMD A8-5545M
      19%
    • AMD A8-3520M
      19%
    • Intel Celeron 887
      18%
    • Intel Pentium 3560Y
      18%
    • Intel Celeron 1007U
      18%
    • Intel Celeron G460
      18%
    • Intel Core i3-2367M
      18%
    • AMD A8-4555M
      18%
    • Intel Celeron B800
      18%
    • Intel Core i3-3229Y
      18%
    • AMD A6-3410MX
      18%
    • Intel Pentium P6300
      17%
    • AMD A4-3310MX
      17%
    • AMD A4-3330MX
      17%
    • Intel Celeron 877
      17%
    • Intel Atom Z3770
      17%
    • AMD A6-4455M
      17%
    • AMD A6-3420M
      17%
    • AMD A8-3500M
      17%
    • AMD A4-3305M
      17%
    • Intel Core i3-2357M
      17%
    • AMD A4-3320M
      17%
    • Intel Pentium 967
      16%
    • Intel Pentium 987
      16%
    • Intel Celeron 857
      16%
    • AMD A6-3400M
      16%
    • Intel Celeron G440
      16%
    • AMD A4-3300M
      16%
    • AMD A4-4355M
      15%
    • Intel Celeron 867
      15%
    • AMD A4-5000
      15%
    • AMD E2-3000M
      14%
    • Intel Pentium 2129Y
      14%
    • Intel Atom Z3740
      14%
    • AMD E2-3000
      14%
    • Intel Celeron 847
      13%
    • AMD A6-1450
      12%
    • Intel Pentium U5600
      11%
    • AMD E1-2500
      10%
    • AMD E2-2000
      10%
    • AMD E2-1800
      10%
    • AMD E-350
      9%
    • AMD E-450
      9%
    • Intel Atom D2700
      9%
    • AMD E1-1500
      8%
    • AMD A4-1200
      8%
    • AMD E1-1200
      8%
    • AMD E1-2100
      8%
    • AMD A4-1250
      8%
    • Intel Atom D2550
      8%
    • Intel Atom N2800
      7%
    • AMD E-300
      7%
    • AMD C-60
      7%
    • AMD E-240
      7%
    • Intel Atom Z2760
      7%
    • Intel Atom D2500
      7%
    • AMD C-70
      6%
    • Intel Atom N570
      6%
    • AMD Z-01
      6%
    • Intel Atom N2600
      6%
    • AMD C-50
      6%
    • Intel Atom Z670
      4%

    Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

    The Intel Core i7-5960X is a cpu released by Intel on Sep 2014. This processor is based on the architecture and packs 2600 million transistors on a 22 nm, 356 mm² die.

    Intel Core i7-5960X pros and cons


    Specifications


    Features

    Architecture

    ArchitectureIntel_Haswell
    MarketDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4
    CodenameHaswell-E
    Release DateSep 2014

    Cores

    Cores8
    Threads16
    E-Coresnone
    SMPs1
    Integrated GraphicsNo

    Cache

    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache20480 KB (shared)

    Physical

    SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
    Max Case Tempunknown
    Package
    Die Size356mm²
    Process22 nm

    Performance

    Cpu Frequency3000 MHz
    Turbo Clock3500 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHz
    Voltageunknown
    TDP140 W

    Compared to similar performing CPUs

    Intel Core i7-5960XIntel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i7-5930KIntel Core i7-5820KIntel Core i7-4790K
    Intel Core i7-5960XIntel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i7-5930KIntel Core i7-5820KIntel Core i7-4790K
    compare
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    ArchitectureIntel_HaswellIntel_SkylakeIntel_HaswellIntel_HaswellIntel_Haswell
    Process Node22 nm14 nm22 nm22 nm22 nm
    Cores/Threads8/164/86/126/124/8
    Release DateSep 2014Aug 2015Sep 2014Sep 2014May 2014

    Benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      4422
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      4016
    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      3757
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      3677
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      3618

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      27967
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      21245
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      20718
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      17181
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      15488

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      4980
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      4442
    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      4231
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      4123
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      4038

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      31457
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      23843
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      23400
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      19391
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      17114

    points - higher is better