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