Intel Core i3 9100 vs Intel Core i7 5960X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 9100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 9100 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2400 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 9100

1057

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 9100

3686

Intel Core i7 5960X +167%

9850

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 9100

1172

Intel Core i7 5960X +6%

1244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 9100

3006

Intel Core i7 5960X +121%

6669

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 9100 +18%

1056

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 9100

3429

Intel Core i7 5960X +104%

7026

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 9100 +27%

2500

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 9100

6621

Intel Core i7 5960X +91%

12655

Intel Core i3 9100

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Intel Core i7 5960X

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Aug 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Haswell E

i3-9100

Processor Number

i7-5960X

LGA-1151

Socket

LGA-2011-3

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

LGA-2011-3

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

4

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 9100

Official Website

Intel Core i7 5960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

40

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.2, AVX-2

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