Core i7-5960X

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
8	16	3.0 GHz	3.5 GHz

Geekbench 5 Single-Core

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack

Specifications

General
Release Date	Sep 1st, 2014
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Haswell E

Performance
Cores	8
Threads	16
Base Frequency	3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.5 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	140 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i7-5960X

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

126

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

688

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

157

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

180

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

761

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

Fortnite

Core i7-5960X Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 5 7600X

571 FPS+65%

$0.36/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 7700X

577 FPS+67%

$0.49/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 7600

552 FPS+60%

$0.34/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Core i7-12700K

523 FPS+51%

$0.4/FPS

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 9 5900X

472 FPS+36%

$0.61/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Core i9-12900K

535 FPS+55%

$0.53/FPS

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Core i9-12900KF

524 FPS+51%

$0.52/FPS

Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 7 8700G

545 FPS+58%

$0.47/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Core i7-14700F

558 FPS+61%

$0.48/FPS

Intel Core i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz

Core i7-12700KF

522 FPS+51%

$0.35/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

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Ryzen 5 6600U

6 Cores @ 2.9 GHz

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Core i7-12700TE

12 Cores @ 1.4 GHz

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Ryzen 5 6600H

6 Cores @ 3.3 GHz

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Core i3-12100T

4 Cores @ 2.2 GHz

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Core i3-12300T

4 Cores @ 2.3 GHz

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Core i5-12400T

6 Cores @ 1.8 GHz

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Core i5-12500T

6 Cores @ 2 GHz

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Core i5-12600T

6 Cores @ 2.1 GHz

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Core i5-12500E

6 Cores @ 2.9 GHz

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Core i7-12700E

12 Cores @ 2.1 GHz

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Core i3-12300

4 Cores @ 3.5 GHz

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Core i7-12700T

12 Cores @ 1.4 GHz

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Core i7-5960X

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My Games With Core i7-5960X

Grand Theft Auto V

Minecraft

League of Legends

World of Warcraft

Valorant

Fortnite

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