Key facts
Production status: End-of-life
Release date: 2014-09-01
Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Base clock: 3000 MHz
Turbo clock: 3500 MHz
TDP: 140 W
Process: 22 nm
Codename: Haswell-E
Generation: Core i7 Extreme (Haswell-E)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Core i7-5960X |
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 22 nm |
| Transistors | 2,600 million |
| Die Size | 356 mm² |
| Market | Desktop |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Part# | SR20Q |
| Frequency | 3 GHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 3.5 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | Yes |
| Codename | Haswell-E |
| Generation | Core i7 Extreme (Haswell-E) |
| Memory Support | DDR4 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 8 |
| # of Threads | 16 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, HTT, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0 |
| Rated Speed | 2133 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Quad-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 68.3 GB/s |
| PCI-Express | Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only) |
| Cache L3 | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chipset | X99 |
| Benchmark rank | 629 |
| Benchmark samples | 1151 |
| Benchmark price | 198.99 |
| Benchmark category | Desktop |
| Benchmark socket | LGA2011-v3 |
| Benchmark date | 2014-08-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 140 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 3000 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 3500 |
| Benchmark cores | 8 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 16 |