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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 53679 0 % 42408 21 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 30 % 30.2 %
Benchmark Score 8302 0 % 3234 61 %
Single Thread Score 1969.1 4.4 % 2059.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 3699.7 MB/s 0 % 1245.8 MB/s 66.3 %
Compressing Data 193 MB/s 0 % 75.5 MB/s 60.9 %
String objects sorting 27865.6 thousand/s 0 % 9733.8 thousand/s 65.1 %
Prime numbers generation 62.4 millions/s 0 % 30 millions/s 51.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47622.7 millions/s 0 % 15684.6 millions/s 67.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23525.3 millions/s 0 % 11580.1 millions/s 50.8 %

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 113.6 FPS 80.3 FPS
High settings 181.8 FPS 128.5 FPS
Medium settings 227.3 FPS 160.6 FPS
Low settings 284.1 FPS 200.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.3 %

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 144.9 FPS 125.0 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 200.0 FPS
Medium settings 289.8 FPS 250.0 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 312.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.7 %
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