Intel Core i7-5960X
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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Core i7-5960X

Processor Intel Core i7-5960X, specifications and benchmarks

475 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i7-5960X Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2014. Here are all the Intel Core i7-5960X’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.00 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports DDR4-2133 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 2011-3. The TDP for CPU is 140 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i7-5960X

CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i7-5960X Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    3.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
  • Shader
  • Max. GPU Memory
    --
  • Max. displays
  • Generation
  • DirectX Version
  • Technology
  • Release date
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

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

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

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

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

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

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.

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
178
178
178
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
1380
1374
1364
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
1009
1007
1004
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
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
241.2
242.2
251.2
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
3782
3777
3774
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
29267
29267
29088
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
1.9
1.9
1.9
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
13.5
13.29
13.18
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
16110
16095
16011
15991
Intel Core i7-5960X

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

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

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