Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 80.50

Overall Rank:
1298th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
859th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
413th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $110.99 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8935

Single Thread Rating

2505

Samples: 16723*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,250
Thread: 2,374

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	28,136 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,386 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,840 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,067 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	125,805 KBytes/Sec
Physics	640 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,234 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,505 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$130.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$83.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$339.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CybertronPC Thallium Z170 Gaming Desktop - Liquid-Cooled Intel i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 2X NVIDIA GTX980 Ti (6GB GDDR5) SLI Graphics, 400GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Windows 10	$3199.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,935

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		80.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,505

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2289099 - Dec 20 2024		8562
BL2288811 - Dec 20 2024		9177
BL2288795 - Dec 20 2024		9418
BL2288459 - Dec 19 2024		7845
BL2287896 - Dec 19 2024		9464

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,935
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,247 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,193 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,646 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,643 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,740 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,652 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,076 (-9.6%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		5,106 (-42.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,674 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,663 (+19.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,196 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,832 (+10.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,011

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