Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #122
Rank #1,200
Core i9-7960X wins by 29.1% (Rank #122 vs #1200)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #200
Rank #1,191
Core i9-7960X wins by 25.4% (Rank #200 vs #1191)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #115
Rank #1,195
Core i9-7960X wins by 34.1% (Rank #115 vs #1195)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #187
Rank #945
Core i9-7960X wins by 15.8% (Rank #187 vs #945)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #172
Rank #810
Core i9-7960X wins by 17.9% (Rank #172 vs #810)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #149
Rank #989
Core i9-7960X wins by 18.8% (Rank #149 vs #989)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Silver N6005 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
16
|
4
|
+75% |
| Threads |
32
|
4
|
+87.5% |
| Base Frequency |
2,800 MHz
|
2,000 MHz
|
+28.6% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
28x
|
20x
|
+28.6% |
| L1 Cache |
1,024 KB
|
62 KB
|
+93.9% |
| L2 Cache |
16 MiB
|
1 MiB
|
+91.1% |
| L3 Cache |
22 MiB
|
4 MiB
|
+82.7% |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
10 W
|
93.9% more |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
10 nm
|
28.6% more |
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Silver N6005 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-7900 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-7960X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake | Jasper Lake |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Core Model | 85 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | BGA 1338 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-BGA16F |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR4, LPDDR4 |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Mobile |
| Release Price | $1,699.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Core Model
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Silver N6005 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | 63.8 mm² |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Silver N6005 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SHA | ||
| SMM | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.