Intel Core i7-5960X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Compare Intel Core X-series 8 core CPU vs Intel 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5480 points
4% slightly better overall score
5256 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

6626 points
8162 points
23% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

5078 points
13% slightly better multitasking score
4470 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4958 points
13% slightly better heavy workload score
4367 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
16
100% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
Identical
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz
57% significantly higher clock speed
1.9 GHz

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

311th of 1,121
334th of 1,121

Family

The product line

Core X-series
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 August
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-1600
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Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core i7-5960X vs Core Ultra 7 356H specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-5960X is faster than the Core Ultra 7 356H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 356H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 356H has significantly more cores than the Core i7-5960X. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 356H has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-5960X. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-5960X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 356H.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-5960X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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