Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5960X CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-5960X CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 119.92

Overall Rank: 906

Last Price Change: $106.04 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

12717

Single Thread Rating: 1979
Samples: 1215*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,910
Thread: 2,014

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	47,433 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,739 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,617 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,674 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	196,468 KBytes/Sec
Physics	998 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,679 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,979 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$106.04 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,347
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,017
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,430
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		12,717

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		119.92
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		1,979

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5061195 - Apr 11 2024		13180
BL2061429 - Mar 26 2024		10434
BL2054576 - Mar 18 2024		13258
BL2035409 - Feb 27 2024		12951
BL2033731 - Feb 25 2024		10742

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		12,717
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		9,859 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X		15,720 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X		14,820 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		11,461 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		12,203 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		12,133 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X		17,534 (+37.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X		15,667 (+23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-5960X		13,179 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-5960X		10,949 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		8,068 (-36.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		7,269 (-42.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,172
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,989
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		2,150

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