Intel Core i7 12700F vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-12700F
i5-6600
Integrated Graphics
No
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
20
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
21x
33x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,885
1,042
Cinebench R23
19,795
3,810
Geekbench 6
2,446
1,215
Geekbench 6
12,755
3,041
Blender
328
41
Passmark CPU
3,882
2,246
Passmark CPU
30,652
5,989
Geekbench 5
—
953
Geekbench 5
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3,325
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.