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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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General information Core i7-12700K Core i7-6950X
Launched Q4 2021 Q2 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA2011-v3
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Alder Lake Broadwell-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 16.7 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 20 %
Cores 12 0 % 10 16.7 %
Threads 20 0 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 140 W 26.3 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
10 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i7-6950X
Overall Score 68528 0 % 57719 15.8 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 53 % 37.6 %
Benchmark Score 22053 0 % 11099 49.7 %
Single Thread Score 4060.2 0 % 2347.7 42.2 %
Encrypting Data 23727.9 MB/s 0 % 5024.8 MB/s 78.8 %
Compressing Data 442.3 MB/s 0 % 273.8 MB/s 38.1 %
String objects sorting 46543.1 thousand/s 0 % 35991 thousand/s 22.7 %
Prime numbers generation 115.5 millions/s 0 % 78.7 millions/s 31.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 113870 millions/s 0 % 63723.2 millions/s 44 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 88351.6 millions/s 0 % 41132 millions/s 53.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i7-6950X.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 126.8 FPS
High settings 254.4 FPS 202.8 FPS
Medium settings 318.0 FPS 253.5 FPS
Low settings 397.5 FPS 316.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.3 %

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 i7-12700K Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 173.1 FPS 153.5 FPS
High settings 276.9 FPS 245.6 FPS
Medium settings 346.2 FPS 306.9 FPS
Low settings 432.7 FPS 383.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.3 %
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