i7-5960X Extreme Edition vs i5-14600KF

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation70.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency18.68no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date17 October 2023 (1 year ago)29 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)20 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm22 nm
Die size257 mm2355.52 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2600 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size192 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.00
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 October 2023 29 August 2014
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 20 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 140 Watt

i5-14600KF has an age advantage of 9 years, 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 12% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-14600KF and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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