Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i7-5960X

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Intel Core i5-6600K
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Intel Core i7-5960X
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Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel Core i7-5960X
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
Cores 4 8
CPU Threads 4 16
Base Clock Speed 3.5GHz 3GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 3.5GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 91W 140W
Has integrated graphics Yes No
Performance per watt 230.0 26.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
CPU Speed & Cores 4 x 3.5GHz 8 x 3GHz
Number of CPU Threads 4 16
L2 Cache Size 1MB 2MB
L3 Cache Size 6MB 20MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 3.5GHz
L1 Cache Size 128KB 256KB
L2 Core 0.2MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
L3 Core 1.5MB/core 2.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 35 30
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support Yes Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support Yes Yes
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench Score 20939 3696
Width Size 37.5mm 45mm
Height 37.5mm 52.5mm
General info General info Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 14nm 22nm
GPU Base Clock Speed 350MHz Not Known
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 91W 140W
PCI Express Version 3 3
CPU Temperature 64°C 66.8°C
DirectX Version Info 12 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 4.4 4
GPU Boost Clock Speed 1150MHz Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 2 Not Known
Total GPU Execution Units 24 Not Known
No. of Supported Displays 3 Not Known
Width Size 37.5mm 45mm
Height 37.5mm 52.5mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics Yes No
Transistor Count Not Known 2600 million
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
RAM Memory Speed 2133MHz 2133MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 34.1GB/s 68GB/s
Max Memory Channels 2 4
Supported Memory Size 64GB 64GB
Bus Bandwidth 8GT/s 5GT/s
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i7-5960X
PassMark Score 7799 16059
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 2129 1994
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 9092 18948
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 230.0 26.0

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