CPU Compare

Intel Core i7-5960X

Intel Core i7-970

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
41
Core i7-970
30
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i7-5960X
19
Core i7-970
10
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i7-5960X
6
Core i7-970
3
SysReqs Overall Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i7-5960X
22
Core i7-970
14

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7-5960X
1976
Core i7-970
1456
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7-5960X
12728
Core i7-970
6516
Geekbench CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7-5960X
1315
Core i7-970
499
Geekbench CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7-5960X
7467
Core i7-970
2304

Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Core i7-5960X and Intel Core i7-970

General

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Name Core i7-5960X Core i7-970
Segment Desktop Desktop
Codename Haswell Bloomfield
Release Date Aug 2014 Jul 2010
Integrated Graphics None None
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

CPU

Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Base Clock 3.00 3.20
Turbo Clock 0.00 0.00
L1 Cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 Cache 1.5 MB 1.5 MB
L3 Cache 20 MB 12MB

Package

Lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Socket LGA2011-3 LGA1366
TDP 140 130
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