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$125
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1983 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $125.00 vs $189.99
- Up to 27% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-12700KF - $1.04 vs $1.42 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - 134 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 20 vs 16 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
73%
Price, $
$189.99
65%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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Updated 7117 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
71 FPS
$18.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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71 FPS
$25.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,788.88
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71 FPS
$24.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,727.99
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96 FPS
$23.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,222.96
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119 FPS
$16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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115 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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