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Core i7-5960X


Performance
294.3k points

Description
We need your help: we don't have results in all modes. If you have a i7-5960X and want to help us to complete the stats, you just have to run the benchmark at stock frequency (no oc) in modes FPU, SSE, AVX, and validate the results. You don't have to register and the whole process will take less than 3 minutes per mode.

The Core i7-5960X is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on September 2014. This model has 8 Haswell-E cores with HyperThreading, runs at 3000 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 140 W.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5960X CPU @ 3.00GHz
CPUID
306f2
Core
Haswell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
8/16
TDP
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
Release date
September 2014
Mean monothread perf.
13.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
294.29k 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
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
6.6k
146.65k (x22.2)
Test#2 (FP)
3.8k
100.72k (x26.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.41k
34.09k (x24.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.34k
12.83k (x9.5)
TOTAL
13.16k
294.29k (x22.4)

Motherboards where this CPU was tested
Model
Chipset
Release date
Intel X99 Express
N/A

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR4
2133 MHz
4 GB

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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% 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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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Similar CPUs to Core i7-5960X
Undefined Core i7-5960X (This model)
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [13.16k points]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [294.29k points]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [22.34k points +69.80%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [29.39k points -90.01%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [23.7k points +80.15%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [32.92k points -88.81%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [21.57k points +63.95%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [46.09k points -84.34%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [25.6k points +94.54%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [52.78k points -82.06%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [38.61k points +193.44%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [311.57k points +5.87%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [29.34k points +123.03%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [52.42k points -82.19%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [65.35k points +396.67%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [243.18k points -17.37%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [68.19k points +418.25%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [238.87k points -18.83%]
          
AVX2 mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
10.02k [51.67%]
9.33k [41.34%]
9.28k [40.56%]
8.52k [29.03%]
7.84k [18.68%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
6.6k
This model
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
154.61k [5.43%]
152.43k [3.94%]
150.28k [2.48%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
146.65k
This model
145.13k [-1.03%]
144.86k [-1.22%]
144.77k [-1.28%]
144.48k [-1.48%]
144.01k [-1.80%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
8.71k [129.11%]
8.31k [118.56%]
7.79k [104.87%]
7.75k [103.82%]
6.16k [62.02%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
3.8k
This model
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
105.72k [4.96%]
104.02k [3.28%]
103.38k [2.64%]
102.39k [1.66%]
102.28k [1.54%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
100.72k
This model
100.47k [-0.24%]
100.2k [-0.52%]
100.18k [-0.54%]
99.84k [-0.87%]
99.81k [-0.91%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
2.49k [76.93%]
2.36k [67.20%]
2.27k [60.84%]
2.04k [45.13%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
1.41k
This model
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
35.93k [5.41%]
35.04k [2.79%]
34.11k [0.06%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
34.09k
This model
34.04k [-0.15%]
33.6k [-1.44%]
33.28k [-2.37%]
32.99k [-3.22%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
2.23k [65.78%]
2.06k [53.19%]
2.05k [52.60%]
1.79k [33.25%]
1.7k [26.64%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
1.34k
This model
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
13.69k [6.73%]
13.69k [6.72%]
12.93k [0.76%]
12.85k [0.13%]
Intel Core i7-5960X
12.83k
This model
12.42k [-3.22%]
12.24k [-4.60%]
12.22k [-4.77%]
11.74k [-8.53%]
11.72k [-8.62%]

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