Intel Core i5 6600K vs Intel Core i7 12700F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-6600K
i7-12700F
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
91 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
21x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 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
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,885
Cinebench R23
3,963
19,795
Geekbench 6
1,486
2,446
Geekbench 6
4,406
12,755
Blender
63
328
Passmark CPU
2,327
3,882
Passmark CPU
6,329
30,652