Intel Core i5 12600KF vs Intel Core i7 6800K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Broadwell E
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
i7-6800K
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
125 W
140 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
34x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
15 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
951
Cinebench R23
17,648
6,632
Geekbench 6
2,597
1,363
Geekbench 5
1,839
922
Geekbench 6
12,937
6,495
Geekbench 5
11,626
5,537
Cinebench 2024
105
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Cinebench 2024
909
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Blender
273
93
Passmark CPU
3,934
2,269
Passmark CPU
27,408
10,740
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.