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Intel logo Core i5-12600KF
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General information Core i5-12600KF Core i7-6950X
Launched Q4 2021 Q2 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA2011-v3
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Alder Lake Broadwell-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 16.7 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 10 0 % 10 0 %
Threads 16 20 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 140 W 6.7 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
10 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12600KF Core i7-6950X
Overall Score 64900 0 % 57930 10.7 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 53 % 37.6 %
Benchmark Score 17741 0 % 11262 36.5 %
Single Thread Score 3922.2 0 % 2334 40.5 %
Encrypting Data 18535.8 MB/s 0 % 5019.8 MB/s 72.9 %
Compressing Data 333 MB/s 0 % 270.2 MB/s 18.9 %
String objects sorting 35179.6 thousand/s 1 % 35548.8 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 89.6 millions/s 0 % 78.5 millions/s 12.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 87020.5 millions/s 0 % 64087.2 millions/s 26.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67543.5 millions/s 0 % 41170.2 millions/s 39 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600KF, Core i7-6950X.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600KF Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.2 FPS 126.8 FPS
High settings 235.5 FPS 202.9 FPS
Medium settings 294.4 FPS 253.6 FPS
Low settings 368.0 FPS 317.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12600KF Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 164.7 FPS 152.6 FPS
High settings 263.5 FPS 244.1 FPS
Medium settings 329.4 FPS 305.1 FPS
Low settings 411.7 FPS 381.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.4 %
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