Core i7-6900K vs Core i9-12900K - How Many FPS United Kingdom

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MSRP $1089

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MSRP $599

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1983 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

Performs up to 56% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6900K - 535 vs 343 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 - 24 vs 16 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

FPS

343

64%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

535

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.65/FPS

100%

Price, £

£346.84

100%

FPS and Value 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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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

343

FPS

535

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

242

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

759

FPS

932

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

155

FPS

339

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

126

FPS

159

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Single-Core

1252

48%

Multi-Core

7118

46%

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Core i7-6900K	vs	Core i9-12900K
May 31st, 2016	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i9
Broadwell-E	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	16
16	Threads	24
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
140 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes