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Intel Core i7-5820K

vs

Intel Core i7-5960X

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i7-5820K and Intel Core i7-5960X processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core i7-5960X

More Total Cores: 8 (6 vs 8)
Larger L3 Cache: 20MB shared (15 MB (shared) vs 20MB shared)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Intel

September 2014

Launch Date

September 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Core i7-5820K

Model Name

i7-5960X

Haswell-E

Code Name

Haswell E

Core i7 (Haswell-E)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

3.3 GHz

Basic Frequency

up to 3.6 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.2, AVX-2

64 KB (per core)

L1 Cache

64K per core

256 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

256K per core

15 MB (shared)

L3 Cache

20MB shared

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

Intel Socket 2011-3

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

LGA-2011-3

33.0x

Multiplier

30x

Yes

Multiplier Unlocked

Unlocked Multiplier

22 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

22 nm

140 W

TDP

140 W

Gen 3, 28 Lanes (CPU only)

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

3.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

2,600 million

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR4-2133

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64GB

Quad-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

68 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.