Intel Core i7 6700 vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-6700
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
64 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,063
1,988
Cinebench R23
4,841
26,454
Geekbench 6
1,388
2,727
Geekbench 5
1,002
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Geekbench 6
4,622
13,396
Geekbench 5
3,915
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Blender
88
183
Passmark CPU
2,288
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Passmark CPU
8,087
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.