Intel Core i7 12700 vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-12700
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
20
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21x
32x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,868
966
Cinebench R23
20,599
3,420
Geekbench 6
2,491
1,197
Geekbench 5
1,799
900
Geekbench 6
12,863
3,264
Geekbench 5
12,519
3,118
Cinebench 2024
107
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Cinebench 2024
1,004
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Blender
281
53
Passmark CPU
3,921
2,116
Passmark CPU
30,858
5,591
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.