Intel Core i7-5960X

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.


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 $.

Popularity (0-100) 29%
Performance (0-100) 58%
Blender Score / $1 0.1

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 8
Threads 16
Speed 3 GHz
Turbo 3.5 GHz
Current Price $900
Release Price
Release Date 2014
GPU -
Socket FCLGA2011
L3 20 MB
Base TDP 140 W
Max TDP
Nm 22 nm
Unlocked Yes
Official Site Visit

Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 122.4
Top % Ranking 58 %
Blender Score / $1 0.1
Samples 12

Details

Class Intel Core
Code Name Haswell E
Performance Cores 8
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR4
Max Memory 64 MB
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache

Similar CPUs

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6 x 3.5 GHz $103
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8 x 3.4 GHz $200
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8 x 3 GHz $248
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8 x 3.4 GHz $426
Intel Core i5-10400F 6 x 2.9 GHz $101
Intel Core i7-8700 6 x 3.2 GHz $133
Intel Core i5-9400F 6 x 2.9 GHz $100
Intel Core i7-9700 8 x 3 GHz $288
Intel Core i5-8400 6 x 2.8 GHz $76
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 x 3.4 GHz $36

Similar CPUs by Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 132.5 6 x 3.6 GHz $84
Intel Core i7-8700K 121.7 6 x 3.7 GHz $305
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 119.2 6 x 3.7 GHz $128
Intel Core i5-10500 114.1 6 x 3.1 GHz $146
Intel Core i5-11400F 124.0 6 x 2.6 GHz $133
Intel Core i3-14100 117.3 4 x 3.5 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 131.6 6 x 3.8 GHz $66
Intel Core i5-11400 125.7 6 x 2.6 GHz $142
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 126.3 8 x 3.2 GHz $185
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 115.2 8 x 3 GHz $167
All Desktop CPU Benchmarks

Similar CPUs by Price

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 x 4.2 GHz $747
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12 x 4.4 GHz $1063
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 x 3.5 GHz $733
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64 x 2.7 GHz $871
Intel Xeon W-2275 14 x 3.3 GHz $759
Intel Xeon W-3275M 28 x 2.5 GHz $842
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16 x 3.5 GHz $980
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX 12 x 4.7 GHz $998
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 x 3 GHz $1010

Popular Comparisons

Intel Core i7-5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i5-8400
Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core i7-4790K