Intel Core i7-5960X CPU

Name: Intel Core i7-5960X
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80648I75960X
Rating: 4.8 (81 reviews)

Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75960X

★★★★★

(81 reviews)

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Core I7-5960X PROC FC-LGA12A
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Supported memory: DDR4-2133
Go to the next level of multi-core performance
Intel smart cache
Intel Quick Path interconnect
Integrated memory controller
Intel Hd Boost

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80648I75960X
Release Date	August 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i7 4th Gen
Core Name	Haswell-E
Socket	LGA2011-3
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	8
CPU Threads	16
CPU Clock Rate	3000 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	3500 MHz
TDP	140 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	22 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	20 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Expert reviews

Intel released the Haswell-E line a few months ago, and it has been quite the talk in terms of the move to the newer and...

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With the launch of Haswell-E, Intel has introduced three new desktop processors and an updated chipset to support them, called X99. Although the new chips are based on a similar 2011-pin layout to the previous Ivy Bridge-E enthusiast processors, these...

TechRadar

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Intel's Extreme Edition processor line is over a decade old now, starting way back in 2003 with the single-core Pentium 4 EE 3.4GHz. Fast forward to today, the chip we'll be looking at boasts eight cores, a massive 20MB smart cache, support for the latest DDR4 memory, and is accompanied by the new X99 chipset.

TechSpot

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