Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i7-6850K
i7-12700K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
140 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
20
Multiplier
36x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
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
-
1500 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
2,625
Geekbench 6
3,877
14,728
Cinebench R23
-
1,944
Cinebench R23
-
22,801
Geekbench 5
-
2,084
Geekbench 5
-
15,499
Cinebench 2024
-
114
Cinebench 2024
-
1,172
Blender
-
364
Passmark CPU
-
4,040
Passmark CPU
-
34,674