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IntelBX80648I75960X
IntelBX80619I73960X
▲ 565,820 ▼

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

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▲ 53589 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 17,633 user samples
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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: 235th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 278th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.5 % +4% 77.7 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87 Pts 87.1 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		100 Pts +3% 96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		201 Pts +5% 192 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		398 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8% 		369 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		718 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+23% 		585 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+11%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts 95.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		128 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		254 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10% 		457 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		920 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+29% 		715 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		86.8 % Better value.
+10% 		78.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$211 Cheaper.
+20% 		$265
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		119 Months More recent.
+23% 		154 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 130 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+7%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3.3 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+10%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1353 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+52% 		888 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1075 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+48% 		728 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell-E Sandy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q4'11
Cache
Cache 		20 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$999.00 - $1059.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.5%
Average Bench 77.7%
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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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The fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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