Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i9 14900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Raptor Lake Refresh
Processor Number
i7-5960X
i9-14900KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Generation
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Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
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
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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253 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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257 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
6 GHz
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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16
Efficiency Core Threads
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16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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4.4 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
89.6 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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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
2,358
Cinebench R23
9,850
38,497
Geekbench 6
1,244
3,176
Geekbench 6
6,669
22,411
Passmark CPU
1,963
4,722
Passmark CPU
12,655
60,232
Cinebench 2024
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139
Cinebench 2024
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2,177
Blender
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670
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.