Intel Core i7-5960X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 5000X
Family
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Generation
5
Name
Intel Core i7-5960X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
8
CPU Threads
16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4-2133
PCIe lanes
40
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
140 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Haswell E
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
20.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2014
Socket
LGA 2011-3
Technology
22 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

202 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

227 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

415 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

206 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

63 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

239 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

116 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

127 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

131 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

217 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-5960X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

177

Intel Core i7-5960X

178

Intel Core i5-8400H

178

Intel Core i5-8600

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1360

Intel Core i7-5960X

1380

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1374

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1002

Intel Core i7-5960X

1009

Intel Core i7-7820HK

1007

Intel Core i7-8750H

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

7843

Intel Core i7-5960X

7854

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

7844

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

254.1 s

Intel Core i7-5960X

241.2 s

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

242.2 s

Intel Core i9-9880H

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3773

Intel Core i7-5960X

3782

Intel Core i7-3770K

3777

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

28928

Intel Core i7-5960X

29267

Intel Xeon Gold 6134

29267

Intel Xeon Gold 6134M

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.89

Intel Core i7-5960X

1.9

Intel Xeon Gold 6148

1.9

Intel Xeon Gold 6150

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

13.18

Intel Core i7-5960X

13.5

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

13.29

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

15991

Intel Core i7-5960X

16110

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

16095

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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