Conclusion
The Intel i7-5960X is hands down the fastest consumer processor on the market with its monstrous 8 cores and blazing fast DDR4. Although 3.0 Ghz stock speed clock may not seem like much , Intel has left insane overclocking potential in what I believe is the extremity of the aging 22 nm architecture. Taking a risk with brand new DDR4 and an entirely new chipset Intel has still delivered a power house of a chip worthy of the enthusiast platform and Intel’s “Extreme” nomenclature. No matter how breathtakingly fast the i7-5960X is, the price point brings any hopeful enthusiast back to earth. At around $1000 you can get your hands on the fastest consumer desktop processor on the market and if the price to performance ratio is not an issue I completely recommend it, its that fast.
Personally, the upgrade to the new X99 chipset is worth the upgrade to Haswell-E, no longer are enthusiast grade processor held back by chipsets that were outclassed by current the current mainstream Z97 chipset. New borders are being torn down with the use of consumer DDR4, a current double edged technology that offers performance at a hefty price but will hopefully become the memory of choice in the near future. Is the i7-5960X the best processor if you want to reap the benefits of the new X99 platform? Yes and No. The i7-5960X is for those people that want the absolute king in performance, other Haswell-E chips offer a better price to performance ratio. Simply put, with the i7-5960X you will be getting the fastest consumer desktop CPU on the market and Intel’s first 8-core extreme CPU on a brand new platform.
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