Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i7-6900K
i7-12700KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
140 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
2,790
Geekbench 6
7,470
15,374
Cinebench R23
—
1,944
Cinebench R23
—
22,801
Geekbench 5
—
2,031
Geekbench 5
—
14,961
Cinebench 2024
—
114
Blender
—
349
Passmark CPU
—
4,020
Passmark CPU
—
34,419
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.