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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 2400 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 16% better in Valorant than Core i7-6700 - 886 vs 763 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £113.77 vs £281.70
- Up to 53% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-12700 - £0.15 vs £0.32 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
763
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.77
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i7-6700
With selected game settings
671 FPS
£1.47/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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671 FPS
£1.52/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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671 FPS
£1.44/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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671 FPS
£1.37/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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671 FPS
£1.28/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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671 FPS
£1.39/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i7-6700
With selected game settings
501 FPS
£2.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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575 FPS
£2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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575 FPS
£2.75/FPS
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Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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633 FPS
£3.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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633 FPS
£1.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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661 FPS
£3.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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617 FPS
£1.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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575 FPS
£2.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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633 FPS
£4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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575 FPS
£2.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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