Product Compare
Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core 5 223PQE
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Aug 2014 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Core Architecture | Haswell E | Bartlett Lake |
| Processor Number | i7-5960X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Generation | Core 5 (Bartlett Lake) | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 2.6 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2011-3 | Intel Socket 1700 |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | 125 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Package | FC-LGA16A | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 40.0 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 80 KB per core |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 2 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 24 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133 | DDR4-3200, 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 |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | 20 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 300 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1650 MHz | |
| Execution Units | 32 | |