Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 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) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 68.34

Overall Rank: 940

Last Price Change: $131.00 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

8953

Single Thread Rating: 2514
Samples: 15536*
*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	28,174 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,428 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,008 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,055 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	126,079 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,246 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,514 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of June 2023

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$248.36 USD	Buy Now!
	$103.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$601.39 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI CK10 Mini PC 16GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10710U(up to 4.7GHz) Mini Computer Windows 11 Pro, Six-Core Small Desktop Computers Tower Support Triple Display 4K, NVME SATA SSD,USB 3.0,Type C,LAN, HTPC	$449.94 (www.amazon.com)
	Charteey Mini PC Intel Core i7 10510U Windows 11Pro,16GB DDR4 (Max 64GB) 512G NVME SSD Mini Desktop Computer, Support 2.5inch HDD/SSD, WiFi5/BT 4.2,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$359.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe PCIe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8400A9), Black	$1539.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,953

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		68.34
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,514

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1830796 - Jun 01 2023		9069
BL1830658 - May 31 2023		9690
BL1830594 - May 31 2023 [Overclocked]		10317
BL1830371 - May 31 2023		9267
BL1830186 - May 31 2023		9268

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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,953
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,086 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,304 (+3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,737 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,662 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,655 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,755 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,854 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,115 (-20.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,778 (-24.3%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		5,081 (-43.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,986 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,239 (+14.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,735
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,411

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

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