Intel Core i3 12100 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i3-12100
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
60 W
140 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Transistor Count
-
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
30x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
24
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,662
1,057
Cinebench R23
7,985
9,850
Geekbench 6
2,214
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,697
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Geekbench 6
7,431
6,669
Geekbench 5
6,276
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Blender
103
-
Passmark CPU
3,433
1,963
Passmark CPU
13,580
12,655