Product Compare
Intel Core i9 9900X vs Intel Core i7 5960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | Aug 2014 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Haswell E |
| Processor Number | i9-9900X | i7-5960X |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2066 | LGA-2011-3 |
| Power Consumption | 165 W | 140 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 92 °C | |
| Transistor Count | 2.6 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | 256 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB shared | 20 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 85 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | 40 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | SSE4.2, AVX-2 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1182 | 1057 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 13994 | 9850 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1455 | 1244 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 10273 | 6669 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2565 | 1963 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 21833 | 12655 |