Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5960X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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?

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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 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: 60.96

Overall Rank:
1009th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
1488th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
328th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $209.00 USD (2024-07-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12741

Single Thread Rating

1987

Samples: 1236*
*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	47,613 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,826 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	61 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,716 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,701 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	197,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	989 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,690 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,987 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$298.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$209.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		12,741

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		60.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		1,987

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2206440 - Sep 29 2024 [Overclocked]		13600
BL5074353 - Sep 27 2024		17808
BL2199583 - Sep 20 2024 [Overclocked]		14512
BL2192737 - Sep 12 2024 [Overclocked]		13915
BL2189652 - Sep 08 2024		12066

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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		12,741
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		10,323 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		14,274 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		13,627 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		9,844 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-5960X		17,518 (+37.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		14,459 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		13,247 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		13,164 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i7-10700T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		12,837 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		10,062 (-21.0%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5960X		6,174 (-51.5%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5960X		12,885 (+1.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz		2,141

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

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