Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i7 9700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Apr 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-5960X
i7-9700
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
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
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1200 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
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24
Power Consumption
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15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,190
Cinebench R23
9,850
8,524
Geekbench 6
1,244
1,590
Geekbench 6
6,669
5,666
Passmark CPU
1,963
2,764
Passmark CPU
12,655
13,198
Geekbench 5
—
1,210
Geekbench 5
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6,715
Blender
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135
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.