Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i7 6700K
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400F, vs Intel Core i7 6700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 60 GOps/s | 28.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 46.8 GOps/s | 17.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 72 M primes/s | 30 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 22.9 M strings/s | 15.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11.7 GB/s | 3.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 233.9 MB/s | 125.9 MB/s |
| Physics | 1207 frames/s | 639 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 158 M matrices/s | 83 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 789 MB/s | 428.4 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 69.9 KLines/s | 35.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 221 pages/s | 116.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 263.7 MP/sec | 168.3 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 230 pages/s | 152.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 49.5 frames/s | 28 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 77.9 frames/s | 50.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 16.2 MP/sec | 6.53 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 145.8 PPW | 55.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 299.5 PPW | 98.3 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 9.5 PPW | 0.6 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.48 PPW | 0.9 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | August, 5, 2015 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Skylake |
| Model number | i5-12400F | i7-6700K |
| Integrated GPU | No | HD Graphics 530 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 4 |
| Threads count | 12 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 25x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 8 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 1.75 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 91 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1151 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-2133 - DDR3L-1600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 34.1 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
| Channels | n/a | 41422 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12400F the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
