Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-5960X
i5-12500
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1450 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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32
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,805
Cinebench R23
9,850
12,471
Geekbench 6
1,244
2,032
Geekbench 6
6,669
6,066
Passmark CPU
1,963
3,680
Passmark CPU
12,655
19,747
Geekbench 5
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1,737
Geekbench 5
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8,674
Blender
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136
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.