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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 120.18

Overall Rank: 912

Last Price Change: $106.04 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
12744

Single Thread Rating: 1983
Samples: 1217*
*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 Math47,524 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math23,783 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting27,679 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,686 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression196,898 KBytes/Sec
Physics998 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions12,692 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,983 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$106.04 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,329
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,185
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
 12,744
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
 120.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
 1,983
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5062283 - Apr 22 2024
14410
BL5061195 - Apr 11 2024
13180
BL2061429 - Mar 26 2024
10434
BL2054576 - Mar 18 2024
13258
BL2035409 - Feb 27 2024
12951
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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
 12,744
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 9,859 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 15,720 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 14,818 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 11,463 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 12,205 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 12,132 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 17,534 (+37.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 15,667 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 13,179 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 10,949 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 8,070 (-36.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X
 7,268 (-43.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 10,009
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,517
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
 2,152