Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Celeron G5900
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Celeron G5900 with 2 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 2MB)
Intel Celeron G5900 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (58W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+33%
1057
Intel Celeron G5900
790
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+564%
9850
Intel Celeron G5900
1483
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+61%
1244
Intel Celeron G5900
768
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+398%
6669
Intel Celeron G5900
1337
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Intel Celeron G5900
+4%
930
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+289%
7026
Intel Celeron G5900
1805
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Intel Celeron G5900
+6%
2099
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+375%
12655
Intel Celeron G5900
2663
General Parameters
Aug 2014
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell E
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i7-5960X
Processor Number
G5900
LGA-2011-3
Socket
LGA-1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 610
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
58 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
16
Performance Core Threads
2
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
2
16
Total Thread Count
2
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
34x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
2 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
42.7 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
-
Shader Units
96
-
Texture Units
12
-
Raster Operation Units
2
-
Execution Units
12
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 30 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.2 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
40
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
