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Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 20 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5960X CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i7-5960X CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 89.36

Overall Rank: 686

Last Price Change: $142.19 USD (2023-03-29)

Average CPU Mark
rating
12707

Single Thread Rating: 1973
Samples: 1174*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,910
Thread: 2,014

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math47,469 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math23,708 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting28 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,644 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression191.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics1,013 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions12,710 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,973 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$301.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$142.19 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1776675 - Mar 23 2023 [Overclocked]
14384
BL1775348 - Mar 22 2023 [Overclocked]
15538
BL1771802 - Mar 17 2023 [Overclocked]
16048
BL1771657 - Mar 17 2023 [Overclocked]
14409
BL1770576 - Mar 16 2023
11330
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
12,707
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X
15,745 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X
14,841 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
11,396 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
10,748 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
14,467 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
12,355 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
12,251 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
17,595 (+38.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
16,413 (+29.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
15,691 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
12,696 (-0.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5960X
5,071 (-60.1%)


Is the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,450
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,437
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,800
Intel Core i9-13900T
7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,584
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,145
Intel Core i9-13900F
6,937
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
6,769
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,728
Intel Core i5-13600K
6,699
Intel Core i7-13700KF
6,624
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
2,166