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Intel Core i7-5930K vs Intel Core i7-5960X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Core i7-5930K
Intel Core i7-5930K
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-5960X
Intel Core i7-5960X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5930K or Intel Core i7-5960X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-5930K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core i7-5960X has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    510 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5930K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    505 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    271 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    548 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    469 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    109 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    218 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    139 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    406 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    475 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    228 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    238 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    536 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    333 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    122 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    240 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    352 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    166 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000X left arrow Intel Core i 5000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-5960X and Intel Core i7-5930K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5930K and Intel Core i7-5960X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5930K and Intel Core i7-5930K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    15.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5930K and Intel Core i7-5960X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
142
Intel Core i7-5930K
177
Intel Core i7-5960X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1149
Intel Core i7-5930K
1360
Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
984
Intel Core i7-5930K
1002
Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5788
Intel Core i7-5930K
7843
Intel Core i7-5960X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
313.2
Intel Core i7-5930K
254.1
Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3844
Intel Core i7-5930K
3773
Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
24408
Intel Core i7-5930K
28928
Intel Core i7-5960X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.78
Intel Core i7-5930K
1.89
Intel Core i7-5960X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
11.7
Intel Core i7-5930K
13.18
Intel Core i7-5960X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
13637
Intel Core i7-5930K
15991
Intel Core i7-5960X

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