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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2318 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-6700 - 162 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $96.30 vs $164.86
- Up to 32% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-12700KF - $0.69 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.02/FPS
68%
Price, €
€164.86
100%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700KF | vs | Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i7-6700
With selected game settings
93 FPS
€21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,964.83
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56 FPS
€14.00/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€783.77
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64 FPS
€24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,584.58
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64 FPS
€24.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,572.96
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93 FPS
€9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€900.89
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42 FPS
€16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€711.7
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105 FPS
€12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,351.34
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88 FPS
€8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€696.4
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93 FPS
€13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,224.32
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64 FPS
€15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€990.09
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