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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1983 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-6900K - 229 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$278.99 vs CA$309.63
- Up to 19% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-6900K - CA$1.22 vs CA$1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 20 vs 16 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$278.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
181 FPS
CA$20.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
CA$11.11/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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