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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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General information Core i7-5960X Core i5-3570K
Launched Q3 2014 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3 GHz 11.8 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 7.9 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 77 W 45 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-5960X Core i5-3570K
Overall Score 53634 0 % 42308 21.1 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 30 % 30.2 %
Benchmark Score 8275 0 % 3204 61.3 %
Single Thread Score 1977.1 2.9 % 2036.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 3757.5 MB/s 0 % 1259.2 MB/s 66.5 %
Compressing Data 192 MB/s 0 % 76.3 MB/s 60.3 %
String objects sorting 27540.8 thousand/s 0 % 9754.2 thousand/s 64.6 %
Prime numbers generation 62.2 millions/s 0 % 29.9 millions/s 52 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47878.2 millions/s 0 % 15940.1 millions/s 66.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23947.1 millions/s 0 % 11513 millions/s 51.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Core i5-3570K.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Core i5-3570K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.0 FPS 80.4 FPS
High settings 182.3 FPS 128.6 FPS
Medium settings 227.9 FPS 160.8 FPS
Low settings 284.9 FPS 201.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.5 %

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 i5-3570K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.3 FPS 125.2 FPS
High settings 232.5 FPS 200.3 FPS
Medium settings 290.6 FPS 250.4 FPS
Low settings 363.2 FPS 313.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.8 %
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