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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 2318 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 10% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-6700 - 111 vs 101 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £80.09 vs £199.41
- Up to 56% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12600K - £0.79 vs £1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
101
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£80.09
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700 3.40 GHz Quad-Core Octa-Thread 8 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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