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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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Intel logo Core i3-12100F

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General information Core i7-6900K Core i3-12100F
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Alder Lake
Clock 3.2 GHz 3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 7 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 58 W 58.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6900K Core i3-12100F
Overall Score 55289 0 % 55000 0.5 %
Future Proof 53 % 38.4 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9345 0 % 9151 2.1 %
Single Thread Score 2349.7 32.3 % 3471.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 4076.3 MB/s 49.6 % 8089.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 216.7 MB/s 0 % 158.2 MB/s 27 %
String objects sorting 28818.4 thousand/s 0 % 15916.2 thousand/s 44.8 %
Prime numbers generation 64.5 millions/s 0 % 62.4 millions/s 3.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51216.9 millions/s 0 % 41425 millions/s 19.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33725.7 millions/s 0 % 32440.4 millions/s 3.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i3-12100F.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.9 FPS 117.7 FPS
High settings 190.2 FPS 188.3 FPS
Medium settings 237.7 FPS 235.4 FPS
Low settings 297.1 FPS 294.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

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 i7-6900K Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.8 FPS 147.1 FPS
High settings 236.6 FPS 235.4 FPS
Medium settings 295.7 FPS 294.2 FPS
Low settings 369.6 FPS 367.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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