Product Compare
Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Aug 2014 | Jun 2024 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Haswell E | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Processor Number | i7-5960X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Radeon Graphics |
| Generation | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | |
| Series | Ryzen 9000 Series | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 2.6 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2011-3 | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| I/O Process Size | 6 nm | |
| Package | FC-LGA1718 | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 39 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 32 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | 192 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 68 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | 28 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2200 MHz | |
| Execution Units | 2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1057 | 2119 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 9850 | 16284 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1244 | 3331 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 6669 | 15031 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 1963 | 4571 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 12655 | 29828 |