Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i7-6700K
i7-12700K
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
91 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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,DDR3L-1600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
1,944
Cinebench R23
5,646
22,801
Geekbench 6
1,512
2,625
Geekbench 5
1,087
2,084
Geekbench 6
5,068
14,728
Geekbench 5
4,271
15,499
Blender
107
364
Passmark CPU
2,503
4,040
Passmark CPU
8,928
34,674
Cinebench 2024
-
114
Cinebench 2024
-
1,172