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The Intel Core i7-5960X is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Haswell E architecture and released in 2014.
This CPU features 8 cores, a base clock of 3000 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3500 MHz and 20 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 22 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-5960X is designed for the FCLGA2011 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.
The Intel Core i7-4790 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Haswell architecture and released in 2014.
This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4000 MHz and 8 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 22 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-4790 is designed for the FCLGA1150 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 4600 graphics.
Ranking
Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.
| Intel Core i7-5960X | Intel Core i7-4790
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| Popularity (0-100) |
29% | 89%
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| Performance (0-100) |
58% | 38%
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.1 | 1.2
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Info
Basic info about the cpu.
| Intel Core i7-5960X | Intel Core i7-4790
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| Type |
Desktop | Desktop
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| Cores |
8 | 4
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| Threads |
16 | 8
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| Speed |
3 GHz | 3.6 GHz
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| Turbo |
3.5 GHz | 4 GHz
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| Current Price |
$900 | $50
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| Release Price |
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| Release Date |
2014 | 2014
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| GPU |
- | Intel® HD Graphics 4600
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| Socket |
FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1150
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| L3 |
20 MB | 8 MB
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| Base TDP |
140 W | 84 W
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| Max TDP |
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| Nm |
22 nm | 22 nm
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| Unlocked |
Yes | -
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| Official Site |
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Benchmark
We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.
| Intel Core i7-5960X | Intel Core i7-4790
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| Blender Score |
122.4 | 61.5
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| Top % Ranking |
58 % | 38 %
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.1 | 1.2
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| Samples |
12 | 89
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Details
| Intel Core i7-5960X | Intel Core i7-4790
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| Class |
Intel Core | Intel Core
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| Code Name |
Haswell E | Haswell
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| Performance Cores |
8 | 4
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| Efficiency Cores |
0 | 0
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| Memory Type |
DDR4 | DDR3
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| Max Memory |
64 MB | 32 MB
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| Bits |
64-bit | 64-bit
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