Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
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
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
No
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
-
241 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.9 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
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
2,028
Cinebench R23
5,646
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,512
2,686
Geekbench 5
1,087
1,970
Geekbench 6
5,068
16,130
Geekbench 5
4,271
17,469
Blender
107
425
Passmark CPU
2,503
4,167
Passmark CPU
8,928
41,190