Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Physical Specifications
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | Intel Socket 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry | Intel | Intel |
| Process size | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistors | 2,600 million | unknown |
| Die size | 356 mm² | unknown |
| Package | — | FC-LGA1200 |
| tCaseMax | — | 72°C |
| tJMax | — | 100°C |
Performance
| Frequency | 3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | up to 3.5 GHz | — |
| Base clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30.0x | 42.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| TDP | 140 W | 58 W |
| PL1 | — | 58 W |
| PL2 | — | 58 W |
| FP32 | — | 268.8 GFLOPS |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | Active | Active |
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2014 | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Codename | Haswell-E | Comet Lake |
| Generation | Core i7 | Pentium Gold |
| Part | SR20Q | SRH3S |
| Memory support | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel |
| ECC memory | No | No |
| PCI Express | Gen 2 | Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) |
Cores
| Total Cores | 8 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 16 | 4 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated graphics | — | UHD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | 20MB (shared) | 4MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| ABM | — | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| ADX | — | Yes |
| AES-NI | Yes | Yes |
| AVX | Yes | Yes |
| AVX2 | Yes | Yes |
| BMI1 | Yes | Yes |
| BMI2 | Yes | Yes |
| Boost 2.0 | Yes | — |
| CLMUL | Yes | Yes |
| EIST | Yes | Yes |
| F16C | Yes | Yes |
| FMA3 | Yes | Yes |
| HTT | Yes | — |
| Intel 64 | Yes | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| RdRand | — | Yes |
| SSE | Yes | Yes |
| SSE2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE3 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSSE3 | Yes | Yes |
| TSX | Yes | Yes |
| TXT | Yes | Yes |
| VT-d | Yes | Yes |
| VT-x | Yes | Yes |
| XD bit | Yes | Yes |
