Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core 9 273PQE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Haswell E
Bartlett Lake
Processor Number
i7-5960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core 9 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
140 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
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Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
34.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
36 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
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Cinebench R23
9,850
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Geekbench 6
1,244
3,126
Geekbench 6
6,669
18,969
Passmark CPU
1,963
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Passmark CPU
12,655
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.