Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 67.43

Overall Rank: 1128

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark

8091

Single Thread Rating: 2296
Samples: 9907*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,092
Thread: 2,166

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	25,687 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,934 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,631 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,749 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114,307 KBytes/Sec
Physics	565 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,507 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,296 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$119.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM,New 1TB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$259.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProOne 600 G3 All-in-One Desktop Computer, 21.5" FHD(1920x1080), Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Up to 4GHz, 8 Threads, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, DVD, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$339.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$277.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Shuttle XPC Cube SZ270R9 Mini Computer with Pre-Installed Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU 8GB DDR4 RAM 240GB SSD and 3-Year Warranty	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProOne 600 G3 All-in-One Desktop Computer, 21.5" FHD Display, Intel Core i7-6700, 3.4GHz up to 4.0GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, DVD, WiFi, BT, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,544
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,719
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,091

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		67.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,296

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1959919 - Dec 01 2023		8339
BL1959222 - Nov 30 2023		7904
BL1958976 - Nov 30 2023		8404
BL1958901 - Nov 30 2023		8389
BL1958871 - Nov 30 2023		7488

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,091
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,940 (+10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,287 (+14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,736 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,660 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,062 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,858 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,687 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,124 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,124 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,465 (-20.1%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,094 (-24.7%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		5,086 (-37.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,213
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,384
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,241
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,811
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		1,258

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

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