Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition

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Core i5-14500 compared with Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition

	IntelCore i5-14500	IntelCore i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Overview
Released
Released	January 2024	November 2011
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency) (better)	6
Threads
Threads	20 (better)	12
Base clock
Base clock	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5 GHz (better)	3.9 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	24 MB (better)	15 MB
Cores
Cores	6 P-cores and 8 E-cores; 20 threads. ComputerBase identifies its tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon within the marketed Raptor Lake Refresh generation.	Six cores and twelve threads with Hyper-Threading; fully unlocked multiplier confirmed by Intel’s exact product brief. Intel states that VT-d requires C2 stepping.
Clocks
Clocks	P-cores: 2.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz turbo. E-cores: 1.9 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz turbo.	3.30 GHz base and up to 3.90 GHz Turbo Boost 2.0. Intel gives Q4 2011; EE Times’ contemporary 14 November report quotes Intel confirming the exact model is available now. Newegg’s earlier listing date alone does not establish sale.
Cache
Cache	24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.	15 MB shared L3 cache.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770; 32 execution units; up to 1.55 GHz; Quick Sync Video; up to four displays.	Intel’s exact-model Extreme Edition chart lists no processor graphics.
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA2011
Base power
Base power	65 W	130 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	154 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	Up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s; ECC supported with an appropriate platform.	Up to 64 GB across four DDR3-1066/1333/1600 channels; maximum 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, without ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.	40 PCIe 2.0 lanes in Intel’s current exact specification page.
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel 600- and 700-series motherboards; appropriate BIOS support required.	–
Process
Process	Intel 7; Raptor Lake Refresh generation. ComputerBase identifies the tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	32 nm; Sandy Bridge-E. Package 52.5 × 45.0 mm; Intel’s 66.8°C limit is TCASE, not junction temperature.
Cooler
Cooler	Intel Laminar RM1 included with the boxed processor (Intel support).	Intel explicitly says the boxed product has no fan or heatsink. Requires separate LGA2011-compatible cooling; the original product brief names X79.