Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Xeon 6768P-B
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Dec 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Haswell E
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-5960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-D)
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
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Manufacturing Process
22 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel BGA 5026
Power Consumption
140 W
325 W
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
Package
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FC-BGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
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Performance Core Threads
16
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
64
Total Thread Count
16
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
22.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
256 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2.25 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
40
32
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
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Geekbench 6
6,669
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Passmark CPU
1,963
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Passmark CPU
12,655
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.