Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i7-6950X
i7-12700K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
140 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1500 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,944
Cinebench R23
9,743
22,801
Geekbench 6
1,020
2,625
Geekbench 6
6,726
14,728
Passmark CPU
2,330
4,040
Passmark CPU
17,362
34,674
Geekbench 5
—
2,084
Geekbench 5
—
15,499
Cinebench 2024
—
114
Cinebench 2024
—
1,172
Blender
—
364
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.