Intel Core i5 10400F vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 10400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz 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 i5 10400F Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
+4%
1101
Intel Core i7 5960X
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
7576
Intel Core i7 5960X
+30%
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
+17%
1459
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
6209
Intel Core i7 5960X
+7%
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
+23%
1101
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
6041
Intel Core i7 5960X
+16%
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
+29%
2551
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 10400F
12350
Intel Core i7 5960X
+2%
12655
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
i5-10400F
Processor Number
i7-5960X
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
