Intel Core i7 5960X vs Intel Core i3 12300
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i3 12300 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . 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 L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core i3 12300 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1057
Intel Core i3 12300
+56%
1656
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+19%
9850
Intel Core i3 12300
8249
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Intel Core i3 12300
+80%
2247
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
6669
Intel Core i3 12300
+10%
7359
General Parameters
Aug 2014
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Haswell E
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i7-5960X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
-
Generation
Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
35
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
5 MB
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Execution Units
24
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
40
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
