Intel Core i9 7960X vs Intel Core 5 223PE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Bartlett Lake
Processor Number
i9-7960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 730
Generation
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Core 5 (Bartlett Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
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Performance Core Threads
32
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
29.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
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Cinebench R23
22,189
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Geekbench 6
1,313
1,626
Geekbench 6
9,066
9,325
Passmark CPU
2,489
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Passmark CPU
26,917
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.