Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i9 10900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Cascade Lake
Processor Number
i7-5960X
i9-10900X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
140 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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94 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
16
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
48
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,145
Cinebench R23
9,850
14,312
Geekbench 6
1,244
1,566
Geekbench 6
6,669
9,308
Passmark CPU
1,963
2,664
Passmark CPU
12,655
22,469
Geekbench 5
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1,133
Geekbench 5
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10,786
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.