Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i7-8700
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
65 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
-
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,211
1,057
Cinebench R23
7,068
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,258
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,166
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Geekbench 6
4,394
6,669
Geekbench 5
6,209
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Blender
143
-
Passmark CPU
2,647
1,963
Passmark CPU
12,874
12,655