Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i7-6700K
Summary
Intel Core i7-5960X
129%
Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5960X
100%
Intel Core i7-6700K
119%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5960X
151%
Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5960X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 51% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 29% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| 19% higher single threaded performance. |
| 45 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-5960X. |
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 i7-6700K | |
|---|
| 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 i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Haswell-E | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Sep 2014 | vs | Aug 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | HD Graphics 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| 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 | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | 356mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-5960X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3000 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3500 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 140 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i7-5960X
3920 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
4830 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
32256 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
22264 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
27967
Intel Core i7-6700K
17181
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
4231
Intel Core i7-6700K
4980
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
31457
Intel Core i7-6700K
19391
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
3757
Intel Core i7-6700K
4422
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
3746
Intel Core i7-6700K
2417
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
4235
Intel Core i7-6700K
2764
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
2702
Intel Core i7-6700K
1899
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
38662
Intel Core i7-6700K
24909
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
114.66
Intel Core i7-6700K
135.12
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
1243.63
Intel Core i7-6700K
796.61
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
9924
Intel Core i7-6700K
9037
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
5193
Intel Core i7-6700K
6487
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
33929
Intel Core i7-6700K
25817
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
1.53
Intel Core i7-6700K
1.97
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
15.05
Intel Core i7-6700K
9.65
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
139
Intel Core i7-6700K
177.5
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
1387
Intel Core i7-6700K
880
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
10.4
Intel Core i7-6700K
9
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
4.25
Intel Core i7-6700K
6.66
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
7049
Intel Core i7-6700K
5877
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
191
Intel Core i7-6700K
204.75
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
82.3
Intel Core i7-6700K
54.58
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5960X
8.2
Intel Core i7-6700K
4.35
GB/s
Intel Core i7-5960X
1.3
Intel Core i7-6700K
0.73
GB/s
Intel Core i7-5960X
0.71
Intel Core i7-6700K
0.45
GB/s