Intel Core i5 9400F vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F 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 9400F Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 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 9MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1014
Intel Core i7 5960X
+4%
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5579
Intel Core i7 5960X
+76%
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+12%
1396
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5142
Intel Core i7 5960X
+29%
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+19%
1067
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
4806
Intel Core i7 5960X
+46%
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+24%
2453
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
9511
Intel Core i7 5960X
+33%
12655
General Parameters
Jan 2019
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
i5-9400F
Processor Number
i7-5960X
LGA-1151
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
6
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
6
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
9 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
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
