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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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Intel logo Core i7-6900K

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General information Core i9-12900K Core i7-6900K
Launched Q4 2021 Q2 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2011-3
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Broadwell-E
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 23.1 %
Cores 16 0 % 8 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 16 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 140 W 41.9 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
8 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 20 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i7-6900K
Overall Score 71914 0 % 55285 23.1 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 53 % 37.6 %
Benchmark Score 26745 0 % 9342 65.1 %
Single Thread Score 4201.2 0 % 2345 44.2 %
Encrypting Data 29898.8 MB/s 0 % 4092.5 MB/s 86.3 %
Compressing Data 529 MB/s 0 % 218 MB/s 58.8 %
String objects sorting 56806.2 thousand/s 0 % 28560.3 thousand/s 49.7 %
Prime numbers generation 147.1 millions/s 0 % 63.7 millions/s 56.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 138088 millions/s 0 % 51679.2 millions/s 62.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 104849 millions/s 0 % 33324.2 millions/s 68.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i7-6900K.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i7-6900K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 118.9 FPS
High settings 269.3 FPS 190.3 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 237.8 FPS
Low settings 420.9 FPS 297.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.4 %

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 i9-12900K Core i7-6900K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 177.5 FPS 148.1 FPS
High settings 284.0 FPS 236.9 FPS
Medium settings 355.0 FPS 296.1 FPS
Low settings 443.7 FPS 370.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.6 %
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