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Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i7-2600K

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Intel Core i7-12700

The Intel Core i7-12700 operates with 12 cores and 20 CPU threads. It run at 2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz) base 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz) all cores while the TDP is set at 65 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1700 CPU socket. This version includes 25.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 RAM and features 5.0 PCIe Gen 20 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Alder Lake S Architecture is enhanced with 10 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2022

Intel Core i7-2600K

The Intel Core i7-2600K operates with 4 cores and 20 CPU threads. It run at 3.80 GHz base 3.80 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1155 CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Sandy Bridge S Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT. The product was launched on Q1/2011

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2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz)	Frequency	3.40 GHz
12	Cores	4
2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz)	Turbo (1 Core)	3.80 GHz
1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)	Turbo (All Cores)	3.80 GHz
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	Yes
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core Architecture	normal
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 3000
1.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.35 GHz
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
1.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.35 GHz
12	DirectX Version	10.1
3	Max. displays	2
DDR4-3200DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
Yes	ECC	No
12.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
25.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	2.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
LGA 1700	Socket	LGA 1155
65 W	TDP	95 W
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2011
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 1,872 (85%)

Intel Core i7-2600K (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 21,573 (33%)

Intel Core i7-2600K (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 268 (32%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 1,866 (8%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 134 (44%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 613 (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 1,721 (76%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 813 (38%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 11,654 (23%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 3,099 (8%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i7-12700 769 (4%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 260 (2%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 741.65 (37%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 3,199 (46%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 12,499 (13%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 1.74 (64%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 6.86 (12%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i7-12700 (0%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 22.55 (36%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i7-12700 31,616 (29%)

Intel Core i7-2600K 8,498 (10%)

Electric Usage Estimate

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Electric Usage Estimate

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Intel Core i7-12700		Intel Core i7-2600K
65 W	Max TDP	95 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA