Intel Core i5 6600 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz 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 i5 6600 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1042
Intel Core i7 5960X
+1%
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3810
Intel Core i7 5960X
+158%
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1215
Intel Core i7 5960X
+2%
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3041
Intel Core i7 5960X
+119%
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
+6%
953
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3325
Intel Core i7 5960X
+111%
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
+14%
2246
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
5989
Intel Core i7 5960X
+111%
12655
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
i5-6600
Processor Number
i7-5960X
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
1.75 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
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
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
