i7-5960X Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 1400

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1227not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency7.11no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)29 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier3230
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)20 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size213 mm2355.52 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million2600 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.03.00
PCI Express lanes2040

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2017 29 August 2014
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 1400 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

i7-5960X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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