Intel Core i7 8705G vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2018
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake G
Haswell E
Processor Number
i7-8705G
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
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N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
BGA-2270
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
0 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
—
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
31x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
8
40
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,116
1,057
Cinebench R23
4,907
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,106
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,020
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Geekbench 6
3,101
6,669
Geekbench 5
3,854
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Passmark CPU
2,256
1,963
Passmark CPU
7,755
12,655
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.