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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2044 days newer than Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 15% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6950X - 198 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
54.8264182895851%
Multi-Core
8447
73.28012492409127%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-12700F
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
115 FPS
£9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
£11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,205.99
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98 FPS
£11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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114 FPS
£10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.99
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136 FPS
£10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449
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98 FPS
£11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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98 FPS
£10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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