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Core i7-6700T vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-6700T vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £211.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 115 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £211.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 115 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-6700T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2256 days newer than Core i7-6700T.

Advantages of Core i7-6700T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-6700T - 152 vs 143 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700T - 20 vs 8 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-6700T Logo
Core i7-6700T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

143

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.39/FPS

100%

Price, £

£211.23

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £211.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 115 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-6700T Logo
Core i7-6700T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6700T Logo
Core i7-6700T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1183

47%

Multi-Core

3566

26%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-6700T Logo

Core i7-6700T

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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