i7-975 Extreme Edition vs i7-5930K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1038not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency4.40no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-E (2014)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$613no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate0 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 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 i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB24 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2014 2 June 2009
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt

i7-5930K has an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

i7-975 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 7.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-5930K and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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