Intel Core i7-5960X at 3 GHz Top Level processor 5th generation with Haswell E core name, designed for work in Desktops with LGA2011-v3 socket, date of announcement April 01, 2014. The processor produced by a 22 nm process. Intel Core i7-5960X has 8 cores and 16 Threads operating at 3 GHz (Turbo mode - 3.5 GHz) with typical Thermal Design Power 140 W. The others technical specifications and some more information about the CPU like 64 Bit support, Unlocked or not, Architecture, Die Size, Cashes Size, Memory Specification/Type, Overclocking and other can be found in the table below. To understand Intel Core i7-5960X is good or bad from testing data and comparisons with other processors.
Intel Core i7-5960X specifications
General Info
Name
Intel Core i7-5960X
Core name
Haswell E
Generation
5th
Architecture
x86
Release date
April 01, 2014
Price
332 USD
Frequency
3 GHz
Turbo frequency
3.5 GHz
Cores
8
Threads
16
Socket
LGA2011-v3
Bus Speed
0 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 W
Hyper-threading
Yes
L3 Cache
20 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel SSE4.2 Intel AVX2
Word Size
64 bit
TSMC FinFET process (Lithography)
22 nm
Transistor count
4130 million
Technologies
Intel vPro Platform Eligibility Instruction Set Idle States Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Intel Identity Protection Technology Intel Smart Response Technology Thermal Monitoring Technologies Instruction Set Extensions Intel 64 Intel Turbo Boost Technology Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Intel Demand Based Switching Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Security
Intel AES New Instructions Execute Disable Bit Intel Trusted Execution Technology
