Review: Intel Core i7 5960X - 8 Cores of Pleasure

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/01/2014 07:58 AM | source: | 138 comment(s)

G'day Sir and milady! In this article we review, test and benchmark the all new Core i7 5960X (Haswell-E) 8 core processor and smack it on one of the long awaited X99 motherboards. Intel's most high-end processor SKUs just got updated with three new models, the top dog being the enthusiast class eight-core processor series aimed at enthusiasts and pro-consumers.

We look at 5930K and 5820K processor performance as well. Read the review here.

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#4902189 Posted on: 08/29/2014 07:59 PM

Have not looked yet but will later, thanks for the reviews Hilbert.

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#4902191 Posted on: 08/29/2014 08:06 PM

Great review.

On the last page where it says:
"Realistically at 1.30 Volts you should be able to get the Core i7 4960X at roughly 4400 MHz on all cores. We need 1.40 Volts for that."

I think you meant to say 5960X instead of 4960X.

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#4902192 Posted on: 08/29/2014 08:07 PM

Hilbert can you test the 5920/30k on OC? Not a single review out there that does it..

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#4902194 Posted on: 08/29/2014 08:08 PM

.. so lame.

Thanks for the review Hilbert! Been waiting for this one, let me tell you.

Im surprised to see the pricing vs performance of the 5930k as I really thought that it would be the one to get, but seems like its not so.

Also, nice to see the performance increase with the OC..

I can now say though that I will skip this and wait until Skylake.. although this new chipset and cpu lineup would crush my 2600k, the gains are not enough to justify dropping 1k plus on a new chip and mobo.

And so, I will wait

it was a joke, chill out. It was probably the first time I have ever said it.

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#4902196 Posted on: 08/29/2014 08:10 PM

it was a joke, chill out. It was probably the first time I have ever said it.

I'm very chill.

Please make it the last. :wanker:

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