Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-5960X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
Die Size
-
70.6 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
2,211
Cinebench R23
9,850
20,598
Geekbench 6
1,244
3,338
Geekbench 6
6,669
17,701
Passmark CPU
1,963
-
Passmark CPU
12,655
-
Cinebench 2024
-
138
Cinebench 2024
-
1,309