Core i7-5960X CPU Review
PCMark 8
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PCMark 8 is a benchmarking software that uses real-world applications to measure the computer performance. We ran three tests: Home, which includes web browsing, writing, light gaming, photo editing, and video chat tests; Creative, which includes web browsing, photo editing, video editing, group video chat, media transcoding, and gaming; and Work, which runs tasks such as writing documents, web browsing, spreadsheets, editing, and video chatting. Let’s analyze the results.
The Core i7-5960X achieved a score 8.6% higher than the FX-9590 and 6.3% lower than the Core i7-4770K in the Home test. It seems PCMark doesn’t make use of all sixteen threads available.
On the Creative benchmark, the Core i7-5960X achieved a score 17% higher than the FX-9590, but 5.8% lower than the Core i7-4770K. It seems PCMark doesn’t make use of all sixteen threads available.
On the Work benchmark, the Core i7-5960X achieved the same performance level of the FX-9590 and was 11% slower than the Core i7-4770K. It seems PCMark doesn’t make use of all sixteen threads available.