Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core i7 6700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-12700K
i7-6700K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
125 W
91 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
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
1150 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
1,944
1,129
Cinebench R23
22,801
5,646
Geekbench 6
2,625
1,512
Geekbench 5
2,084
1,087
Geekbench 6
14,728
5,068
Geekbench 5
15,499
4,271
Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
107
Passmark CPU
4,040
2,503
Passmark CPU
34,674
8,928
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.