Core i7-5960X vs i7-5930K Gaming-Performance - FullHD, 1440p, UHD
Category : 2015
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 04.03.15
When Intel released their new Haswell-E CPUs, we decided to rework our CPU gaming performance articles. Meanwhile we're testing different resolutions and there are FullHD, 1440p as well as UHD on our list. This way you get a more detailed understanding of the differences. Today we compare the Core i7-5960X to the Core i7-5930K at stock clocks as well as overclocked and we're curious see how big the differences are.
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Test Setup
|
Motherboard |
|
| CPU |
- Intel Core i7-5960X - Stock
- Intel Core i7-5960X - 4.5 GHz
- Intel Core i7-5930K - Stock
- Intel Core i7-5930K - 4.5 GHz
|
|
Memory |
- G.Skill Ripjaws4 DDR4-3000 CL15-15-15-35 Auto
|
|
Graphics Cards |
- ASUS Strix OC Edition GeForce GTX 980
|
| Drivers |
- Windows 7 x64
- Latest NVIDIA Drivers
|
| Games |
|
|
Games and OS |
- Windows 7 x64
- All
games were up to date on the
|
|
System Drive |
|
|
PSU |
- Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts
|
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3DMark - Fire Strike
| High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
14'445 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
14'650 |
101.38 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
14'734 |
101.97 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
15'012 |
103.89 |
| |
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
6'380 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
6'540 |
102.51 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
6'571 |
102.92 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
6'602 |
103.48 |
| |
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
3'314 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
3'328 |
100.42 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
3'524 |
106.34 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
3'604 |
108.75 |
| |
More is better |
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Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
| High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
1'762 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
1'849 |
104.94 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
1'772 |
100.57 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
1'862 |
105.68 |
| |
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
1'056 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
1'074 |
101.70 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
1'058 |
100.20 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
1'080 |
102.27 |
| |
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Score |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
455 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
458 |
100.66 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
456 |
100.22 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
459 |
100.88 |
| |
More is better |
Unigine Heaven Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
|
- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
|
- Preset: Custom
- Quality: Ultra
- Tesselation: Extreme
- Stereo 3D: Disabled
- Multi Monitor: Disabled
- Anti Aliasing: 8x
- Full Screen: On
- Resolution: Custom
|
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Bordlands - The Pre-Sequel
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
248.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
250.12 |
100.85 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
250.22 |
100.89 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
252.86 |
101.96 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
153.90 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
154.81 |
100.59 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
154.22 |
100.21 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
155.98 |
101.35 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
72.45 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
72.98 |
100.71 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
73.22 |
101.06 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
74.65 |
103.04 |
|
More is better |
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- VSNYC: Off
- Framerate: Unlimited
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Bullet Decals: High
- Foliage Distance: Far
- Texture Quality: High
- Game Detail: High
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Depth Of Field: On
- FXAA: on
- View Distance: Ultra High
- Physx Effects: Low
- Texture Fade: On
- Colorblind: Off
|
- VSNYC: Off
- Framerate: Unlimited
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Bullet Decals: High
- Foliage Distance: Far
- Texture Quality: High
- Game Detail: High
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Depth Of Field: On
- FXAA: on
- View Distance: Ultra High
- Physx Effects: Low
- Texture Fade: On
- Colorblind: Off
|
- VSNYC: Off
- Framerate: Unlimited
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Bullet Decals: High
- Foliage Distance: Far
- Texture Quality: High
- Game Detail: High
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Depth Of Field: On
- FXAA: on
- View Distance: Ultra High
- Physx Effects: Low
- Texture Fade: On
- Colorblind: Off
|
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BattleField 4
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
93.74 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
101.03 |
107.78 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
105.15 |
112.17 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
107.87 |
115.07 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
62.66 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
70.27 |
112.14 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
65.19 |
104.08 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
73.87 |
117.89 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
36.09 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
43.22 |
119.76 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
36.42 |
100.91 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
45.59 |
126.32 |
|
More is better |
Battlefield 4 Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filtering: Ultra
- Lighting Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Post Process Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filtering: Ultra
- Lighting Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Post Process Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filtering: Ultra
- Lighting Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Post Process Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
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Watch Dogs
| High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
64.55 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
77.88 |
120.65 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
66.81 |
103.50 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
79.24 |
122.76 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
41.12 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
44.31 |
107.76 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
43.41 |
105.57 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
46.21 |
112.38 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
20.62 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
21.48 |
104.17 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
23.29 |
112.95 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
25.14 |
121.92 |
|
More is better |
Watch Dogs Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Vsync: Off
- Color Blind Support: Off
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Shadow Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Motion Blur: On
- Anisotropic Filter: 16x
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
- Vsync: Off
- Color Blind Support: Off
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Shadow Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Motion Blur: On
- Anisotropic Filter: 16x
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
- Vsync: Off
- Color Blind Support: Off
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Shadow Quality: Ultra
- FX Quality: Ultra
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Decoration: Ultra
- Antialiasing Deferred: 4x MSAA
- Antialiasing Post: High
- Motion Blur: On
- Anisotropic Filter: 16x
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
|
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Tomb Raider
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
60.70 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
60.90 |
100.33 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
62.10 |
102.31 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
62.40 |
102.80 |
|
More is better |
| High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
38.10 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
38.50 |
101.05 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
40.20 |
105.51 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
40.30 |
105.77 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
17.60 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
17.80 |
101.14 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
18.90 |
107.39 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
19.20 |
109.10 |
|
More is better |
Tomb Raider Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filter: Anisotropic 16x
- Antialiasing: 4x SSAA
- Shadow: Ultra
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Level of Detail: Ultra
- Post Processing: On
- Tessellation: On
- High Precision: On
- Hair Quality: TressFX
- Reflections: High
- Depth of Field: Ultra
- SSAO: Ultra
|
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filter: Anisotropic 16x
- Antialiasing: 4x SSAA
- Shadow: Ultra
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Level of Detail: Ultra
- Post Processing: On
- Tessellation: On
- High Precision: On
- Hair Quality: TressFX
- Reflections: High
- Depth of Field: Ultra
- SSAO: Ultra
|
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filter: Anisotropic 16x
- Antialiasing: 4x SSAA
- Shadow: Ultra
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Level of Detail: Ultra
- Post Processing: On
- Tessellation: On
- High Precision: On
- Hair Quality: TressFX
- Reflections: High
- Depth of Field: Ultra
- SSAO: Ultra
|
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Sniper Elite 3
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
62.18 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
68.54 |
110.23 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
64.19 |
103.23 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
70.15 |
112.82 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
36.74 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
38.34 |
102.56 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
37.68 |
103.45 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
40.24 |
115.83 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
17.40 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
20.00 |
112.21 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
18.00 |
104.65 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
21.00 |
120.69 |
|
More is better |
Sniper Elite 3 Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Graphics Detail: Ultra
- AntiAliasing: High
- Texture Detail: Ultra
- Draw Distance: Ultra
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16
- Supersampling: 4.0x
- Motion Blur: Yes
- Ambient Occlusion: Yes
- V-Sync: No
- Use Tessellation: Yes
- Use Obscurance Fields: Yes
|
- Graphics Detail: Ultra
- AntiAliasing: High
- Texture Detail: Ultra
- Draw Distance: Ultra
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16
- Supersampling: 4.0x
- Motion Blur: Yes
- Ambient Occlusion: Yes
- V-Sync: No
- Use Tessellation: Yes
- Use Obscurance Fields: Yes
|
- Graphics Detail: Ultra
- AntiAliasing: High
- Texture Detail: Ultra
- Draw Distance: Ultra
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16
- Supersampling: 4.0x
- Motion Blur: Yes
- Ambient Occlusion: Yes
- V-Sync: No
- Use Tessellation: Yes
- Use Obscurance Fields: Yes
|
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Crysis 3
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
40.10 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
41.02 |
102.29 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
40.80 |
101.75 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
41.90 |
104.49 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
26.44 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
26.93 |
101.85 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
27.01 |
102.16 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
27.55 |
104.20 |
|
More is better |
| High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
14.80 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
15.00 |
101.35 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
14.90 |
100.68 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
15.10 |
102.03 |
|
More is better |
Crysis 3 Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Anti Aliasing: MSAA High 8x
- Texture Resolution: Very High
- Vsync: No
- System Spec: Very High
- Game Effects: Very High
- Object: Very High
- Particles: Very High
- Post Processing: Very High
- Shading: Very High
- Shadows: Very High
- Water: Very High
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Motion Blur Amount: High
- Lense Flares: Yes
|
- Anti Aliasing: MSAA High 8x
- Texture Resolution: Very High
- Vsync: No
- System Spec: Very High
- Game Effects: Very High
- Object: Very High
- Particles: Very High
- Post Processing: Very High
- Shading: Very High
- Shadows: Very High
- Water: Very High
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Motion Blur Amount: High
- Lense Flares: Yes
|
- Anti Aliasing: MSAA High 8x
- Texture Resolution: Very High
- Vsync: No
- System Spec: Very High
- Game Effects: Very High
- Object: Very High
- Particles: Very High
- Post Processing: Very High
- Shading: Very High
- Shadows: Very High
- Water: Very High
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Motion Blur Amount: High
- Lense Flares: Yes
|
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
86.22 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
89.14 |
103.36 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
87.30 |
101.25 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
91.03 |
105.58 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
52.61 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
53.04 |
100.82 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
54.00 |
102.64 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
54.90 |
104.35 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
25.70 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
25.97 |
101.05 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
26.81 |
104.32 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
27.01 |
105.10 |
|
More is better |
Call of Duty: Advanced Wirefare Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Vsync: No
- Render Resolution: Native
- Texture Quality: manual
- Texture Resolution: Extra
- Normal Map Resolution: Extra
- Specular Map Resolution: Extra
- Anisotropic Filtering: High
- Shadows: On
- >Shadow Map Resolutiopn: High
- Cache Sun Shadow Maps: On
- Cache Spot Shadow Maps: On
- Depth of Field: High Quality
- Motion Blur: High Quality
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Normal
-
Medium Distance Ambient Occlusion: On
- Sub Surface Scattering: On
- Depth PrepaSS: oN
- Post Process Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2x
- Super Sampling: 4x
- Shader Preload: On
- Shader Preload During Cinematics: On
- Bullet Impacts: On
- Dynamic Light Limit: 8
|
- Vsync: No
- Render Resolution: Native
- Texture Quality: manual
- Texture Resolution: Extra
- Normal Map Resolution: Extra
- Specular Map Resolution: Extra
- Anisotropic Filtering: High
- Shadows: On
- >Shadow Map Resolutiopn: High
- Cache Sun Shadow Maps: On
- Cache Spot Shadow Maps: On
- Depth of Field: High Quality
- Motion Blur: High Quality
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Normal
-
Medium Distance Ambient Occlusion: On
- Sub Surface Scattering: On
- Depth PrepaSS: oN
- Post Process Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2x
- Super Sampling: 4x
- Shader Preload: On
- Shader Preload During Cinematics: On
- Bullet Impacts: On
- Dynamic Light Limit: 8
|
- Vsync: No
- Render Resolution: Native
- Texture Quality: manual
- Texture Resolution: Extra
- Normal Map Resolution: Extra
- Specular Map Resolution: Extra
- Anisotropic Filtering: High
- Shadows: On
- >Shadow Map Resolutiopn: High
- Cache Sun Shadow Maps: On
- Cache Spot Shadow Maps: On
- Depth of Field: High Quality
- Motion Blur: High Quality
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Normal
-
Medium Distance Ambient Occlusion: On
- Sub Surface Scattering: On
- Depth PrepaSS: oN
- Post Process Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2x
- Super Sampling: 4x
- Shader Preload: On
- Shader Preload During Cinematics: On
- Bullet Impacts: On
- Dynamic Light Limit: 8
|
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Thief
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
92.40 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
93.20 |
100.87 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
92.80 |
100.43 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
93.60 |
101.30 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
61.80 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
62.60 |
101.29 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
62.90 |
101.78 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
62.80 |
101.62 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
32.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
32.70 |
102.19 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
32.10 |
100.31 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
32.90 |
102.81 |
|
More is better |
Thief Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Vsync: Off
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Very High
- Shadow Quality: Very High
- Depth of Field Quality: High
- Texture Filtering Quality: 16x Anisotropic
- SSAA: High
- Automatically limit Texture Quality: On
- Screen Space Reflection: On
- Parallax Occlusion Mapping: On
- FXAA: On
- Contact Hardening Shadows: On
- Tesselation: On
- Image Based Reflection: On
|
- Vsync: Off
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Very High
- Shadow Quality: Very High
- Depth of Field Quality: High
- Texture Filtering Quality: 16x Anisotropic
- SSAA: High
- Automatically limit Texture Quality: On
- Screen Space Reflection: On
- Parallax Occlusion Mapping: On
- FXAA: On
- Contact Hardening Shadows: On
- Tesselation: On
- Image Based Reflection: On
|
- Vsync: Off
- Preset: Custom
- Texture Quality: Very High
- Shadow Quality: Very High
- Depth of Field Quality: High
- Texture Filtering Quality: 16x Anisotropic
- SSAA: High
- Automatically limit Texture Quality: On
- Screen Space Reflection: On
- Parallax Occlusion Mapping: On
- FXAA: On
- Contact Hardening Shadows: On
- Tesselation: On
- Image Based Reflection: On
|
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GRID Autosport
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
113.43 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
117.65 |
103.72 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
113.80 |
100.32 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
117.80 |
103.85 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
108.40 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
111.21 |
102.59 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
109.40 |
100.92 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
112.22 |
105.96 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
69.41 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
71.28 |
103.35 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
71.12 |
107.72 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
73.55 |
111.41 |
|
More is better |
GRID Autosport Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Full Screen: On
- Vsync: Off
- Nigh Lightning: Ultra
- Advanced Fog: On
- Particles: Ultra
- Cloths: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: Ultra
- Soft Ambient Occlusion: On
- Ground Cover: Ultra
- Vehicle Details: Ultra
- Vehicle Reflections: Ultra
- Objects: Ultra
- Trees: Ultra
- Crowds: Ultra
- Water: High
- Advanced Lighting: Enabled
- Global Illumination: On
- Texture Quality: High
- Shader Quality: High
- Anisotropic Filtering: Ultra
- Smoke: Shadows: on
|
- Full Screen: On
- Vsync: Off
- Nigh Lightning: Ultra
- Advanced Fog: On
- Particles: Ultra
- Cloths: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: Ultra
- Soft Ambient Occlusion: On
- Ground Cover: Ultra
- Vehicle Details: Ultra
- Vehicle Reflections: Ultra
- Objects: Ultra
- Trees: Ultra
- Crowds: Ultra
- Water: High
- Advanced Lighting: Enabled
- Global Illumination: On
- Texture Quality: High
- Shader Quality: High
- Anisotropic Filtering: Ultra
- Smoke: Shadows: on
|
- Full Screen: On
- Vsync: Off
- Nigh Lightning: Ultra
- Advanced Fog: On
- Particles: Ultra
- Cloths: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: Ultra
- Soft Ambient Occlusion: On
- Ground Cover: Ultra
- Vehicle Details: Ultra
- Vehicle Reflections: Ultra
- Objects: Ultra
- Trees: Ultra
- Crowds: Ultra
- Water: High
- Advanced Lighting: Enabled
- Global Illumination: On
- Texture Quality: High
- Shader Quality: High
- Anisotropic Filtering: Ultra
- Smoke: Shadows: on
|
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Sleeping Dogs - Benchmark
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
91.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
102.00 |
112.09 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
92.00 |
101.10 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
102.50 |
112.64 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
51.90 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
52.10 |
100.39 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
52.20 |
100.58 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
52.40 |
107.58 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
21.10 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
22.50 |
106.25 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
21.30 |
102.40 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
22.70 |
109.13 |
|
More is better |
Sleeping Dogs Settings |
|
1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Full Screen: On
- Graphics Level: Extreme
- Enable Quality Anti Aliasing: Extreme
- Enable High Res Textures: On
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Shadow Filtering: High
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: High
- Enable Vsync: Off
- Enable Quality Motion Blur: High
- World Density: Extreme
|
- Full Screen: On
- Graphics Level: Extreme
- Enable Quality Anti Aliasing: Extreme
- Enable High Res Textures: On
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Shadow Filtering: High
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: High
- Enable Vsync: Off
- Enable Quality Motion Blur: High
- World Density: Extreme
|
- Full Screen: On
- Graphics Level: Extreme
- Enable Quality Anti Aliasing: Extreme
- Enable High Res Textures: On
- Shadow Resolution: High
- Shadow Filtering: High
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: High
- Enable Vsync: Off
- Enable Quality Motion Blur: High
- World Density: Extreme
|
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Metro: Last Light - Benchmark
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
59.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
61.24 |
105.03 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
61.87 |
108.09 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
62.98 |
106.75 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
38.90 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
39.14 |
100.62 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
40.21 |
103.37 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
41.27 |
106.09 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
18.37 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
18.52 |
100.82 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
20.13 |
109.58 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
20.32 |
110.62 |
|
More is better |
Metro: Last Light Settings |
| 1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Quality: Very High
- Texture Filtering: AF16x
- Motion Blur: Normal
- SSAA: On
- Tesselation: Very High
- Scene: D6
- Runs: 3
|
- Quality: Very High
- Texture Filtering: AF16x
- Motion Blur: Normal
- SSAA: On
- Tesselation: Very High
- Scene: D6
- Runs: 3
|
- Quality: Very High
- Texture Filtering: AF16x
- Motion Blur: Normal
- SSAA: On
- Tesselation: Very High
- Scene: D6
- Runs: 3
|
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Assassin’s Creed Unity
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
49.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
51.19 |
104.47 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
51.75 |
105.61 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
53.44 |
109.06 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
29.18 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
30.22 |
103.56 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
31.11 |
106.61 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
32.62 |
111.79 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
15.00 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
15.20 |
101.33 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
16.20 |
108.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
17.10 |
114.00 |
|
More is better |
Assassin’s Creed Unity Settings |
| 1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Blood Fx : On
- Companion app : On
- Graphics Quality: Ultra High
- VSync: Of
- Streching: on
- Envirnoment Quality: Ultra High
- Texture Quality: Ultra High
- Shadow Quality : PCSS
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Bloom: On
|
- Blood Fx : On
- Companion app : On
- Graphics Quality: Ultra High
- VSync: Of
- Streching: on
- Envirnoment Quality: Ultra High
- Texture Quality: Ultra High
- Shadow Quality : PCSS
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Bloom: On
|
- Blood Fx : On
- Companion app : On
- Graphics Quality: Ultra High
- VSync: Of
- Streching: on
- Envirnoment Quality: Ultra High
- Texture Quality: Ultra High
- Shadow Quality : PCSS
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Bloom: On
|
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Far Cry 4
|
High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
57.29 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
60.01 |
104.75 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
58.10 |
101.41 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
61.23 |
106.88 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 2560x1440 (1440p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
38.55 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
42.61 |
110.53 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
38.99 |
101.14 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
42.67 |
110.69 |
|
More is better |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Average FPS |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
25.13 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
26.06 |
103.70 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
25.19 |
100.24 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
26.21 |
104.30 |
|
More is better |
Far Cry 4 Settings |
| 1080p |
1440p |
2160p |
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Motion Blur : On
- Textures: Ultra
- VSync: Off
- Shadow: Ultra
- Post FX: Ultra
- Geometry: Ultra
- Vegetation: Ultra
- Terrain: Ultra
- Water: Ultra
- Environment: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Godrays: Volumetric fog
- Fur : On
- Trees relief : On
|
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Motion Blur : On
- Textures: Ultra
- VSync: Off
- Shadow: Ultra
- Post FX: Ultra
- Geometry: Ultra
- Vegetation: Ultra
- Terrain: Ultra
- Water: Ultra
- Environment: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Godrays: Volumetric fog
- Fur : On
- Trees relief : On
|
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Motion Blur : On
- Textures: Ultra
- VSync: Off
- Shadow: Ultra
- Post FX: Ultra
- Geometry: Ultra
- Vegetation: Ultra
- Terrain: Ultra
- Water: Ultra
- Environment: Ultra
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO+
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: MSAA-4X
- Godrays: Volumetric fog
- Fur : On
- Trees relief : On
|
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Power Consumption
| Power Consumption Idle* |
Watts |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
70 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
108 |
154.29 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
92 |
131.43 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
126 |
180.00 |
| *Entire system |
Less is better |
| Power Consumption Load (FurMark)* |
Watts |
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
360 |
100.00 |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
401 |
113.39 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
385 |
106.94 |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
416 |
115.56 |
| *Entire system |
Less is better |
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Performance
| High Preset, 1920x1080 (1080p) |
Performance Index |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
105.51 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
103.04 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
107.63 % |
| High Preset,
2560x1440 (1440p) |
Performance Index,
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
103.33 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
102.74 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
107.42 % |
|
High Preset, 3840x2160 (2160p) |
Performance Index,
% |
| Intel Core i7-5930K Stock |
100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7-5930K 4.5G |
103.94 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X Stock
|
104.45 % |
| Intel Core i7-5960X 4.5G |
110.00 % |
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Prices
| |
Price |
| Intel Core i7-5930K |
|
| Intel
Core i7-5960X |
|
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Conclusion
FullHD
Having a closer look at the results measured with FullHD
resolution we see, that the performance differences are rather small. Comparing the Core
i7-5930K with stock clocks to the Core i7-5960X also running stock clocks we find a
difference of 3.04 percent on average. A closer look at the values gathered
reveals that Battlefield 4 shows the largest difference at this resolution. In
this case we're talking about a 12 percent gap between the Core i7-5960X and
the i7-5930K at stock clocks. Overclocking the processors to 4.5 GHz there is only
2 percent difference.
1440p
With the resolution set to 1440p
we basically see the same tendencies like with FullHD although the difference
bewtween two CPUs are very small. The average performance
difference between a Core i7-5930K and a Core i7-5960X at stock clocks is only
2.7 percent. Apparently this is virtually nothing. Browsing through all
the individual results we a spike with Assasins Creed Unity, where the
difference is 6.61 percent towards the i7-5960X.
UHD
Even at UHD things are not becoming more interesting.
Having a look at the average values, we see that the Core i7-5960X at stock
clocks is 4.45 percent quicker than the Core i7-5930K with standard settings.
The overall results might not be impressive again, but nevertheless there is an
interesting spike again this time. It's Watch Dogs where we see a 12.95 percent
gain and Metro Last Light with 9.58 percent performance difference. This is actually
quite something if we consider that only the CPU is different in the our test
system.
Power consumption
This is where we start to really see big differences.
In idle the system with Core i7-5960X needs 31.4 percent more power than the same
system with Core i7-5930K and under
load the difference is 7 percent. Overclocking the Core i7-5930K to 4.5 GHz
makes the system pull 54 percent more power from the wall in idle and 13 percent
more when under full load. In the case of overclocking the Core i7-5960X to 4.5
GHz system power
consumption goes up by 85 percent in idle and 8 percent regarding load.
Recommendation
Overall we see that CPUs
aren't bottlenecking todays gaming rigs. Even at FullHD the impact of a faster
graphics card is much bigger than the CPU. Nevertheless
it was interesting so see that there are some games where the framerates at UHD
are quite a few percent higher when using an i7-5960X. Therefore the addtional
two cores and four threads as well as the larger L3 cache are helping.
Should you be thinking
about buying one of the CPUs we've had a look at in this article, we can tell
you that the performance difference in the case of gaming is marginal. Considering
that the Core i7-5960X costs 80 percent more than a Core i7-5930K the average
performance difference between 3 and 5 percent in the case of gaming simply
can't be justified. For gaming a Core i7-5930K is definitely more than
sufficient.
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