AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen+
Haswell E
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Processor Number
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i7-5960X
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
2.6 billions
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
22 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
95 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
30x
L1 Cache
96 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
40
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,088
1,057
Cinebench R23
7,506
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,164
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,048
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Geekbench 6
5,236
6,669
Geekbench 5
5,787
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Passmark CPU
2,370
1,963
Passmark CPU
13,981
12,655
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.