Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Haswell E
Processor Number
i7-6950X
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
140 W
140 W
Transistor Count
—
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
20
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
30x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
40
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,057
Cinebench R23
9,743
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,020
1,244
Geekbench 6
6,726
6,669
Passmark CPU
2,330
1,963
Passmark CPU
17,362
12,655
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.