Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Mar 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Cezanne
Processor Number
i7-5960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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90 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,364
Cinebench R23
9,850
10,550
Geekbench 6
1,244
1,776
Geekbench 6
6,669
7,245
Passmark CPU
1,963
3,028
Passmark CPU
12,655
19,373
Geekbench 5
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1,424
Geekbench 5
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7,179
Blender
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166
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.