Intel Core i7 12700 vs Intel Core i7 6900K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Broadwell E
Processor Number
i7-12700
i7-6900K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
65 W
140 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
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.7 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
8
Total Thread Count
20
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
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
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
Yes
No
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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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,868
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Cinebench R23
20,599
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Geekbench 6
2,491
1,286
Geekbench 5
1,799
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Geekbench 6
12,863
7,470
Geekbench 5
12,519
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Cinebench 2024
107
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Cinebench 2024
1,004
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Blender
281
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Passmark CPU
3,921
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Passmark CPU
30,858
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