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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

Intel Core i7-5960X logo Intel Core i7-990X logo
General information Core i7-5960X Core i7-990X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Gulftown
Clock 3 GHz 14.3 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 5.4 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5960X Core i7-990X
Overall Score 53636 0 % 46297 13.7 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 23 % 46.5 %
Benchmark Score 8276 0 % 4594 44.5 %
Single Thread Score 1970.1 0 % 1568 20.4 %
Encrypting Data 3705.4 MB/s 0 % 2647.3 MB/s 28.6 %
Compressing Data 192.8 MB/s 0 % 119.2 MB/s 38.2 %
String objects sorting 27562.7 thousand/s 0 % 16069.4 thousand/s 41.7 %
Prime numbers generation 62.1 millions/s 0 % 33 millions/s 46.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47798 millions/s 0 % 29413.9 millions/s 38.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23620.5 millions/s 0 % 12605.2 millions/s 46.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.0 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 182.5 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 228.1 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 285.1 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-5960X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.1 FPS 132.2 FPS
High settings 232.1 FPS 211.5 FPS
Medium settings 290.1 FPS 264.3 FPS
Low settings 362.7 FPS 330.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.9 %
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