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AvailabilityMSRP $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2318 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £117.22 vs £325.99
- Up to 35% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900K - £1.25 vs £1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 80% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-6700 - 169 vs 94 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
94
56%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£117.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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Updated 81 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
169
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
65%
Price, £
£325.99
35%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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