Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 1671

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

3466

Single Thread Rating: 1827
Samples: 1994*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,867
Thread: 1,803

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	10,511 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,570 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,121 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	301 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,944 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,827 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Dell Latitude E7470 Business Laptop - THTW7 (14" FHD Laptop (Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6GHZ, 8GB DDR4, 256GB Solid State Drive, Windows 7/10 Pro)	$1179.88 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo T460s Ultrabook 20F9003CUS (14" Display, Intel i7-6600U 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 7 Pro 64)	$1269.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Full HD MIL-Spec Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-6600U 2.60GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro	$1249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Latitude 7280 Touchscreen 12.5" HD \| Intel Core i7-6600U \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB Solid State Drive \| Webcam \| Bluetooth\| WiFi \| Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$498.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Microsoft 13.5in Intel Core i7-6600U Dual-Core Processor 2.60GHz 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Surface 2-in-1 Notebook- FGK-00001	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,296
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,046
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,851
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,169
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,086
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,026
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,466

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.28
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		1,827

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1730183 - Jan 26 2023		3740
BL1729768 - Jan 26 2023		3524
BL1729767 - Jan 26 2023		3653
BL1729485 - Jan 26 2023		1942
BL1728996 - Jan 25 2023		3824

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,466
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,277 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,245 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,004 (-13.3%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,813 (-18.8%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,628 (-24.2%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,302 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,655 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,596 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,398 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,338 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,197 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,989 (-13.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,751
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,623
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,564
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,263
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,252
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,170
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,804
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,745
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		1,076

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