Intel Core i3-10105F vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Core i3-10105F vs Core i7-5960X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-5960X performs better than the Core i3-10105F. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-10105F in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-5960X has significantly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i3-10105F that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-10105F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-10105F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5960X. Also, the Core i3-10105F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-10105F CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-5960X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-10105F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.