Product Compare
Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Aug 2014 | Jul 2019 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Haswell E | Matisse |
| Processor Number | i7-5960X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 2.6 billions | 3.8 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2011-3 | AM4 |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 36x |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 512 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 32 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 68 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | 16 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1057 | 1269 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 9850 | 9245 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1244 | 1640 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 6669 | 7084 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 1963 | 2565 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 12655 | 17685 |