Intel Core i7 5960X CPU Core Linux Scaling Intel Core i7 5960X Haswell-E CPU core scaling benchmarks on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Herve Brun for comparison with Michael Larabel's results. 16 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 8 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 7 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (7 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 6 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 5 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (5 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 4 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 3 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 2 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 1 Thread: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Haswell-E DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Wellsburg HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-2828680 2014-09-12 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.90GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS X99-DELUXE, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 512GB SAMSUNG MZHPU512, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (135/324MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection + Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.1.901 (1.16.2 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.36, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 9.75 |=== 8 Threads .................................. 10.56 |==== 7 Threads .................................. 12.02 |==== 6 Threads .................................. 13.99 |===== 5 Threads .................................. 16.74 |====== 4 Threads .................................. 20.88 |======= 3 Threads .................................. 27.79 |========== 2 Threads .................................. 39.23 |============== 1 Thread ................................... 78.06 |=========================== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 11.05 |==== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 17760000 |======================= 8 Threads .................................. 17600000 |======================= 7 Threads .................................. 15455000 |==================== 6 Threads .................................. 13247667 |================= 5 Threads .................................. 11053667 |============== 4 Threads .................................. 8848000 |=========== 3 Threads .................................. 6643000 |========= 2 Threads .................................. 4652333 |====== 1 Thread ................................... 2335667 |=== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 18651667 |======================== x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 243.77 |================== 8 Threads .................................. 215.70 |================ 7 Threads .................................. 196.41 |============== 6 Threads .................................. 169.40 |============ 5 Threads .................................. 144.93 |========== 4 Threads .................................. 122.34 |========= 3 Threads .................................. 101.78 |======= 2 Threads .................................. 78.43 |====== 1 Thread ................................... 45.67 |=== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 358.99 |========================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 266.07 |========================== 8 Threads .................................. 212.23 |===================== 7 Threads .................................. 195.62 |=================== 6 Threads .................................. 171.06 |================= 5 Threads .................................. 146.70 |============== 4 Threads .................................. 120.62 |============ 3 Threads .................................. 92.92 |========= 2 Threads .................................. 48.90 |===== 1 Thread ................................... 35.46 |=== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 225.46 |====================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads . 50.71 |======== 8 Threads .. 58.38 |========= 7 Threads .. 65.41 |========== 6 Threads .. 74.34 |============ 5 Threads .. 86.88 |============== 4 Threads .. 105.76 |================= 3 Threads .. 137.28 |====================== 2 Threads .. 189.84 |============================== 1 Thread ... 367.57 |========================================================== Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 34.10 |========== 8 Threads .................................. 33.67 |========== 7 Threads .................................. 34.42 |========== 6 Threads .................................. 34.55 |========== 5 Threads .................................. 36.63 |=========== 4 Threads .................................. 39.02 |============ 3 Threads .................................. 44.20 |============= 2 Threads .................................. 53.62 |================ 1 Thread ................................... 91.21 |=========================== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 20.57 |====== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 116 |==================== 8 Threads .................................. 116 |==================== 7 Threads .................................. 112 |=================== 6 Threads .................................. 108 |=================== 5 Threads .................................. 102 |================== 4 Threads .................................. 94 |================ 3 Threads .................................. 83 |============== 2 Threads .................................. 67 |=========== 1 Thread ................................... 50 |========= INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 169 |============================= VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.1.0 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 28.16 |==================== 8 Threads .................................. 31.90 |======================= 7 Threads .................................. 37.89 |=========================== 6 Threads .................................. 36.91 |========================== 5 Threads .................................. 34.68 |========================= 4 Threads .................................. 31.02 |====================== 3 Threads .................................. 26.36 |=================== 2 Threads .................................. 21.29 |=============== 1 Thread ................................... 11.84 |======== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 33.87 |======================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Blur Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 116 |=================== 8 Threads .................................. 121 |==================== 7 Threads .................................. 119 |==================== 6 Threads .................................. 113 |=================== 5 Threads .................................. 107 |================== 4 Threads .................................. 104 |================= 3 Threads .................................. 90 |=============== 2 Threads .................................. 82 |============== 1 Thread ................................... 102 |================= INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 173 |============================= NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 498.48 |======================= 8 Threads .................................. 301.89 |============== 7 Threads .................................. 287.05 |============= 6 Threads .................................. 244.74 |=========== 5 Threads .................................. 205.11 |========== 4 Threads .................................. 164.70 |======== 3 Threads .................................. 123.22 |====== 2 Threads .................................. 87.34 |==== 1 Thread ................................... 43.83 |== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 554.84 |========================== John The Ripper 1.8.0 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 11577 |========================== 8 Threads .................................. 7411 |================= 7 Threads .................................. 6492 |=============== 6 Threads .................................. 5568 |============= 5 Threads .................................. 4643 |========== 4 Threads .................................. 3716 |======== 3 Threads .................................. 2790 |====== 2 Threads .................................. 1975 |==== 1 Thread ................................... 990 |== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 11977 |=========================== Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 14 |=== 8 Threads .................................. 19 |==== 7 Threads .................................. 22 |===== 6 Threads .................................. 25 |===== 5 Threads .................................. 30 |====== 4 Threads .................................. 38 |======== 3 Threads .................................. 50 |========== 2 Threads .................................. 72 |=============== 1 Thread ................................... 141 |============================= INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 37 |======== GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 153 |==================== 8 Threads .................................. 150 |=================== 7 Threads .................................. 146 |=================== 6 Threads .................................. 143 |================== 5 Threads .................................. 138 |================== 4 Threads .................................. 133 |================= 3 Threads .................................. 126 |================ 2 Threads .................................. 116 |=============== 1 Thread ................................... 140 |================== INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 227 |============================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 153 |===================== 8 Threads .................................. 158 |===================== 7 Threads .................................. 154 |===================== 6 Threads .................................. 150 |==================== 5 Threads .................................. 146 |==================== 4 Threads .................................. 141 |=================== 3 Threads .................................. 134 |================== 2 Threads .................................. 120 |================ 1 Thread ................................... 117 |================ INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 214 |============================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.19 Operation: Local Adaptive Thresholding Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better 16 Threads ................................. 79 |======================== 8 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 7 Threads .................................. 78 |======================== 6 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 5 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 4 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 3 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 2 Threads .................................. 77 |======================== 1 Thread ................................... 90 |============================ INTEL CORE I7 5960X CPU CORE LINUX SCALING . 98 |==============================