Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 14MB)
Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)