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Core i7-5960X vs i5-9500


Description
The i7-5960X is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5960X gets a score of 294.3 k points while the i5-9500 gets 352.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-5960X . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
906ea
Core
Haswell-E
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/6
TDP
140 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2014
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
13.16k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
294.29k points
352.84k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-5960X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.6k
29.17k (x4.42)
Test#2 (FP)
3.8k
25.49k (x6.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.41k
5.84k (x4.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.34k
13.15k (x9.79)
TOTAL
13.16k
73.65k (x5.6)

Multithread

i7-5960X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
146.65k
166.66k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
100.72k
146.9k (x1.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.09k
34.04k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.83k
5.25k (x0.41)
TOTAL
294.29k
352.84k (x1.2)

Performance/W
i7-5960X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
1047 points/W
2564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
719 points/W
2260 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
243 points/W
524 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
92 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
2102 points/W
5428 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5960X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
1887 points/GHz
6629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1086 points/GHz
5793 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
403 points/GHz
1327 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
384 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
TOTAL
3759 points/GHz
16739 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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