Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 10 / Oct 2018
Intel Core i9-9820X
Intel Core i7-5960X
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
Intel Core i7-5960X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    129%
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    127%
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    130%
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9820X

Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 30% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 29% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5960X

None

Intel Core i9-9820X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9820X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9820X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9820X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
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
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylake-XvsHaswell-E
Release DateOct 2018vsSep 2014

Cores

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
Cores10vs8
Threads20vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16.5MB (shared)vs20480 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 2011-3
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA2066vs
Die Sizeunknownvs356mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9820XIntel Core i7-5960X
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3000 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP165 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    4830 points
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    3920 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9820X
    45919 points
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    32256 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    177.5
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    139

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9820X (simulated)
    1815
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    1387

points - higher is better