Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
125 W
210 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
20
Performance Core Threads
16
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.8 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
20
Total Thread Count
20
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
29.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
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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
5
PCIe Lanes
20
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
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Cinebench R23
22,801
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Geekbench 6
2,625
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Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
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Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
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Passmark CPU
4,040
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Passmark CPU
34,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.