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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2369 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €222.66 vs €282.37
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6700K - 148 vs 133 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
64.54426515481902%
Multi-Core
4897
45.426716141001855%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i7-12700
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
35 FPS
€31.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,103.55
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19 FPS
€47.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€893.78
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1 FPS
€1049/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 16 GB SSD
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€1,049
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19 FPS
€157.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,999
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19 FPS
€103.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,968.82
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19 FPS
€79.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,501.11
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19 FPS
€105.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999.9
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30 FPS
€61.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,855.63
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19 FPS
€68.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,299
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45 FPS
€26.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,190
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