CPUs

Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Xeon 6516P-B Full Specs

8 Cores
16 Threads
3GHz
20 Cores
40 Threads
2.3GHz
TDP
140W
TDP
145W
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
DDR4
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
DDR5
Socket
Socket

Core i7-5960XCore i7-5960X1,342
x1
Xeon 6516P-BXeon 6516P-B-
-

8 Cores
20 Cores
16 Threads
40 Threads

Base Clock
3GHz
Base Clock
2.3GHz
Boost Clock
3.5GHz
Boost Clock
3.5GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
32KB
L1i
64KB
L1d
32KB
L1d
48KB
L2
256KB
L2
2MB
L3
20MB
L3
80MB

Type
DDR4
Type
DDR5
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
1.13TB
ECC
No
ECC
Yes
Channels
4
Channels
4
Bus Width
256-bit
Bus Width
256-bit
Speed
2133MT/s
Speed
4800MT/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
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Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
153.6GB/s

TDP
140W
TDP
145W
T-Case
-
T-Case
85°C Max
Included Cooler
0
Included Cooler
-

Bus Type
DMI
Bus Type
-
Bus Config
4 lanes
Bus Config
-
Bus Speed
5GT/s
Bus Speed
-
Bus Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bus Bandwidth
-

PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x40
39.4GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 5.0 x32
126GB/sBandwidth
-
PCIe Secondary
PCIe 4.0 x16
31.5GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Core i7 Extreme 2013 branding
Branding
Xeon 2024 branding
Codename
Haswell-E
-
Haswell-E-LCCVariant
-
-
Codename
Granite Rapids-D
27Die
Granite Rapids-HCCVariant
Redwood CoveP-Core
20M-Core
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
Aug 1, 2014
Release Date
Feb 24, 2025

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Other Foundries
-
Other Foundries
IntelIO
Fabrication Node
22nm
-
Fabrication Node
Intel 3
Intel 7IO
Die Size
354mm²
-
Die Size
598mm²
482mm²IO
Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Density
7 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
-

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