Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-6850K
i9-12900KS
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
140 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
36x
34x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
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
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1550 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
2,559
Geekbench 6
3,877
15,546
Cinebench R23
-
2,082
Cinebench R23
-
27,796
Passmark CPU
-
4,357
Passmark CPU
-
44,470