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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $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 Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €188.88 vs €404.89
- Up to 38% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-12900K - €0.35 vs €0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 32% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6700 - 717 vs 544 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
544
75%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
717
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
62%
Price, €
€404.89
46%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i9-12900K
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
549 FPS
€3.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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378 FPS
€3.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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125 FPS
€6.83/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€853.9
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646 FPS
€3.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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549 FPS
€8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,886.7
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717 FPS
€4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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477 FPS
€3.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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378 FPS
€3.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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456 FPS
€3.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599.8
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521 FPS
€4.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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