Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,235

Rank #675

vs
5,453

Rank #517

5,235
5,453

Core i7-5960X wins by 4% (Rank #675 vs #517)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,181

Rank #821

vs
5,470

Rank #576

5,181
5,470

Core i7-5960X wins by 5.3% (Rank #821 vs #576)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,317

Rank #460

vs
5,427

Rank #421

5,317
5,427

Core i7-5960X wins by 2% (Rank #460 vs #421)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,977

Rank #399

vs
4,945

Rank #415

4,977
4,945

Xeon E5-2667 v4 wins by 0.6% (Rank #399 vs #415)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,961

Rank #446

vs
4,993

Rank #423

4,961
4,993

Core i7-5960X wins by 0.6% (Rank #446 vs #423)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,018

Rank #385

vs
5,029

Rank #377

5,018
5,029

Core i7-5960X wins by 0.2% (Rank #385 vs #377)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2667 v4 Core i7-5960X Diff
Cores
8
8
0%
Threads
16
16
0%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,000 MHz
+6.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,500 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
32x
30x
+6.3%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
2 MiB
0 MiB
+87.8%
L3 Cache
25 MiB
19 MiB
+23.7%
Memory Channels --
4
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
68 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
135 W
140 W
3.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2667 v4 Core i7-5960X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2667 i7-5960X
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Haswell-E
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- LGA2011-v3
Package --
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR4 1333/1600/2133
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $2,057.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Intel
Core i7-5960X
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Xeon
Core i7-5960X
--

Series

Xeon E5-2667 v4
E5-2000
Core i7-5960X
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2667 v4
E5-2667
Core i7-5960X
i7-5960X

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-5960X
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Broadwell
Core i7-5960X
Haswell-E

Core Family

Xeon E5-2667 v4
6
Core i7-5960X
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2667 v4
4F
Core i7-5960X
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
LGA2011-v3

Package

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X

Chipset

Xeon E5-2667 v4
C610
Core i7-5960X
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
DDR4 1333/1600/2133

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Server
Core i7-5960X
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon E5-2667 v4
$2,057.00
Core i7-5960X
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Yes
Core i7-5960X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2667 v4 Core i7-5960X
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 246.24 mm² 356 mm²
Transistor Count 3.20 billion 2,600
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon E5-2667 v4
14 nm
Core i7-5960X
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2667 v4
246.24 mm²
Core i7-5960X
356 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2667 v4
3.20 billion
Core i7-5960X
2,600

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2667 v4
Intel
Core i7-5960X
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2667 v4
CMOS
Core i7-5960X
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2667 v4
64-bit
Core i7-5960X
64-bit

ISA

Xeon E5-2667 v4
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-5960X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2667 v4 Core i7-5960X
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
None

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2667 v4
--
Core i7-5960X
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2667 v4 Core i7-5960X
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TVB
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64