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Intel Core i7-6900K vs Intel Core i7-12700
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
62 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
53 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
50 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
60 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
63 %
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-6900K
66 %
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700
100 %
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 6000 (24) | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture | Skylake S | Alder Lake S |
| Technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 2011-3 | LGA 1700 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i7-11700 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-13700 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 | 12 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x 3.20 - 3.70 GHz |
8x Golden Cove 2.10 - 4.90 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Gracemont 1.60 - 3.60 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 20.00 MB | 25.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.50 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (76.8 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 40 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 140 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 180 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-6900K | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q2/2016 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | 339 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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