Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 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
Lower TDP (140W vs 150W)
Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 8 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1057
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+96%
2082
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
9850
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+182%
27796
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+105%
2559
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
6669
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+133%
15546
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+128%
2041
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
7026
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+151%
17685
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+121%
4357
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
12655
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+251%
44470
General Parameters
Aug 2014
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell E
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i7-5960X
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
LGA-2011-3
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
150 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
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
14 MB shared
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
40
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
