Intel Core i7 5960X vs Loongson LS3A6000
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and Loongson LS3A6000 with 4 cores 2.0GHz . 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 42GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
Loongson LS3A6000 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (50W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+450%
1244
Loongson LS3A6000
226
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+651%
6669
Loongson LS3A6000
888
General Parameters
Aug 2014
Release Date
Nov 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Loongson
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
LoongArch
Haswell E
Core Architecture
LA664
i7-5960X
Processor Number
LS3A6000
LGA-2011-3
Socket
FCBGA-1190
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
-
Generation
3A6000
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
50 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
70°C
-
Foundry
Loongson
-
Die Size
257 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
20
64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
42 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
40
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
