Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core 5 315
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2017
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i9-7900X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
-
Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
140 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
2
Performance Core Threads
20
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
14 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.3 GHz
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
AI Accelerator
Theoretical performance
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15 TOPS
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,203
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Cinebench R23
14,998
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Geekbench 6
1,323
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Geekbench 6
8,536
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Passmark CPU
2,556
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Passmark CPU
20,991
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