Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (140W vs 165W)