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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2287 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €252.66 vs €326.0
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 69% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6700K - 91 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80662I76700K, 4 GHz, Box Core I7-6700K Processore, Argento
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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 i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
56.48854961832062%
Multi-Core
4897
31.706053739074136%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i9-12900K
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
24 FPS
€54.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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52 FPS
€37.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,946.97
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71 FPS
€30.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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52 FPS
€90.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,697.48
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46 FPS
€89.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,099.99
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46 FPS
€53.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,474.4
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39 FPS
€44.33/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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36 FPS
€44.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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47 FPS
€43.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,048.59
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11 FPS
€113.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
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