Intel Core i9 9920X vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i9-9920X
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
165 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
92 °C
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Transistor Count
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2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
24
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
19 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
44
40
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,067
1,057
Cinebench R23
14,793
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,389
1,244
Geekbench 5
1,171
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Geekbench 6
3,027
6,669
Geekbench 5
12,494
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Passmark CPU
2,608
1,963
Passmark CPU
25,060
12,655
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.