Intel Core i7-6900K vs Intel Core i7-5960X
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-6900K and Intel Core i7-5960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 985 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 929 |
| 7691 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 7205 |
| 13961 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 12569 |
| 2374 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1969 |
| 8848 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 8930 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-6900K | Processor | Intel Core i7-5960X |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 3000 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell E |
| FCLGA2011-3 | Package | LGA2011-v3 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 976 | Single-Core Score | 932 |
| 7918 | Multi-Core Score | 6920 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| N/A | Model | ASUS All Series |
| N/A | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. RAMPAGE V EXTREME |
| Power Plan | High performance |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-6900K | Name | Intel Core i7-5960X |
| 1 Processor, 8 Cores, 16 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 8 Cores, 16 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 63 Stepping 2 |
| 3.26 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.92 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3607 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Haswell-E/EP | |
| 32.0 KB x 8 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 |
| 32.0 KB x 8 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 8 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 8 |
| 20.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 20.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 50.13 GB | Size | 64.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1040 MHz | |
| Type | DDR4 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 976 | Single-Core Score | 932 |
|---|---|---|
| 1080 | Crypto Score | 1232 |
| 943 | Integer Score | 879 |
| 1029 | Floating Point Score | 998 |
| 1080 1.84 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1232 2.10 GB/sec |
| 972 4.92 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 988 5.00 MB/sec |
| 1092 51.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 981 46.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 913 2.57 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 857 2.42 MTE/sec |
| 1060 1.24 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 844 991.5 KElements/sec |
| 888 278.1 Krows/sec | SQLite | 852 266.9 Krows/sec |
| 982 53.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 855 46.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 771 245.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 866 276.0 KB/sec |
| 904 7.04 Klines/sec | Clang | 862 6.72 Klines/sec |
| 941 10.9 images/sec | Camera | 822 9.52 images/sec |
| 728 911.1 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 828 1.04 Mpairs/sec |
| 1141 7071.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 958 5933.0 FPS |
| 723 39.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 785 43.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 959 7.38 images/sec | Face Detection | 889 6.84 images/sec |
| 1029 25.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 894 22.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1673 82.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1571 77.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 2117 28.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1692 23.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1014 814.3 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1092 877.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 976 8.74 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 807 7.23 Kpixels/sec |
| 887 28.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 959 30.7 Words/sec |
| 744 28.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 876 33.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 7918 | Multi-Core Score | 6920 |
|---|---|---|
| 8070 | Crypto Score | 6466 |
| 7762 | Integer Score | 6759 |
| 8230 | Floating Point Score | 7345 |
| 8070 13.8 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 6466 11.0 GB/sec |
| 8731 44.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 8261 41.8 MB/sec |
| 10290 486.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 8889 420.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 5641 15.9 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 4365 12.3 MTE/sec |
| 7252 8.52 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 6151 7.22 MElements/sec |
| 8403 2.63 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 7007 2.20 Mrows/sec |
| 8895 482.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 7504 407.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5944 1.85 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 6173 1.92 MB/sec |
| 8766 68.3 Klines/sec | Clang | 7408 57.7 Klines/sec |
| 7143 82.8 images/sec | Camera | 6210 72.0 images/sec |
| 5511 6.90 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5890 7.37 Mpairs/sec |
| 11424 70774.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 9393 58190.3 FPS |
| 6458 355.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 6766 371.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 9121 70.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 7301 56.2 images/sec |
| 9425 232.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 7741 190.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 11437 561.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 10761 527.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 17677 240.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 13603 185.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 10689 8.58 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 9300 7.47 Mpixels/sec |
| 7990 71.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 6593 59.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 5145 164.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 5325 170.2 Words/sec |
| 3777 145.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 3321 128.3 images/sec |