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IntelBX80648I75960X
▲ 5043 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 565,820 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+57%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,778 user samples
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4,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Base clock 2.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 765th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		51.1 % 80.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+57%
Average Score 
+111%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		72.5 Pts 87 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		75.6 Pts 100 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+32%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		124 Pts 201 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+62%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		174 Pts 398 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+129%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		175 Pts 718 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+310%
Overclocked Score 
+109%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		84.6 Pts 95.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		96.6 Pts 128 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+33%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		158 Pts 254 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+61%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		224 Pts 502 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+124%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		223 Pts 920 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+313%
Value & Sentiment 
+106%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 56 % More popular.
+12%
Nice To Haves 
+344%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months 117 Months +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		222 Pts 1353 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+509%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		174 Pts 1075 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+518%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q3'14
Cache
Cache 		4 MB SmartCache 20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$426.00 $999.00 - $1059.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 0 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 68 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 5000 None
Package Size
Package Size 		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 51.1%
Average Bench 80.5%
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The Intel 5960X sports eight cores and sixteen threads. That's two more cores than we have ever seen on a consumer processor before and as such this $1,000 processor offers record breaking multi-threaded CPU horsepower. Unfortunately the 5960X is clocked at just 3 GHz base and 3.5 GHz turbo which, for single and dual-core workloads, renders it around 15% slower than a $69 G3258 on stock clocks! The 5960X is only compatible with Intel's new X99 chipset which requires new DDR4 RAM and is currently far more expensive, with little consumer benefit, than DDR3. All in all the i7-5960X processor is largely irrelevant for consumers as it's far far too expensive. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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