Intel Core Ultra 7 265T vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 265T with 20 cores 2.4GHz 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 Ultra 7 265T 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265T
+152%
3147
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265T
+53%
10250
Intel Core i7 5960X
6669
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Haswell E
-
Processor Number
i7-5960X
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
140 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
12
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
20
Total Core Count
8
20
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24
Multiplier
30x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
23 MB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
256 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
