Intel Core i7 6700T vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700T with 4 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 6700T 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (3.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700T
1144
Intel Core i7 5960X
+8%
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700T
3245
Intel Core i7 5960X
+105%
6669
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
-
Processor Number
i7-5960X
Intel Socket 1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i7(Skylake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
140 W
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28.0
Multiplier
30x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR3, DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
