Intel Core i5 6600K vs Intel Core i7 5960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Aug 2014
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Haswell E
Processor Number
i5-6600K
i7-5960X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
22 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
91 W
140 W
Transistor Count
-
2.6 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,057
Cinebench R23
3,963
9,850
Geekbench 6
1,486
1,244
Geekbench 6
4,406
6,669
Blender
63
-
Passmark CPU
2,327
1,963
Passmark CPU
6,329
12,655