Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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Intel Core i7 5960X

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +42%

1501

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +42%

14028

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +25%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +25%

8390

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +82%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

7026

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +34%

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +71%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +109%

26541

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i7-5960X

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

4 M

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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