Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i7-5930K
Summary
Intel Core i7-5960X
115%
Intel Core i7-5930K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5960X
100%
Intel Core i7-5930K
101%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5960X
126%
Intel Core i7-5930K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5960X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 26% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 15% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5930K |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5960X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5960X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Haswell-E | vs | Haswell-E |
| Release Date | Sep 2014 | vs | Sep 2014 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20480 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | 356mm² | vs | 356mm² |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3000 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3500 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 140 W | vs | 140 W |
Intel Core i7-5960X
3920 points
Intel Core i7-5930K
4144 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
32256 points
Intel Core i7-5930K
28224 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
27967
Intel Core i7-5930K
21245
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
4231
Intel Core i7-5930K
4123
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
31457
Intel Core i7-5930K
23843
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
3757
Intel Core i7-5930K
3677
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
2702
Intel Core i7-5930K
2221
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
38662
Intel Core i7-5930K
31953
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
114.66
Intel Core i7-5930K
120.38
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
1243.63
Intel Core i7-5930K
1002.79
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better