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.

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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

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 Math	47,469 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,708 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,644 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	191.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	1,013 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,710 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,973 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.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$301.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$142.19 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1139.59 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 9 NUC9i9QNX Home & Entertainment Mini Desktop Black i9-9980HK, 64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, UHD 630, WiFi, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, SD Card, Win 10 Home with Hub	$2963.97 (www.amazon.com)
	ADAMANT CUSTOM 24-Core Liquid Cooled Editing Rendering Modelling Workstation Computer Intel Core i9-13900K 3.0GHz Z690 ROG Strix 64GB DDR5 4TB NVMe SSD 10TB HDD Win 11 1000W Geforce RTX 4090	$4999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,596
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,799
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,678
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,948
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,924
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,529
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		12,707

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		185.00
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		141.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.87
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		89.36
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		51.05
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		1,973

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

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