Intel Core i7 7740X vs Intel Core i7 5960X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz 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 i7 7740X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)

Lower TDP (112W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +24%

1553

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

Intel Core i7 5960X +20%

6669

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +44%

1291

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

Intel Core i7 5960X +40%

7026

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +40%

2759

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

Intel Core i7 5960X +28%

12655

Intel Core i7 7740X

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Intel Core i7 5960X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Aug 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Haswell E

i7-7740X

Processor Number

i7-5960X

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2011-3

112 W

Power Consumption

140 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

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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