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: 107.62

Overall Rank:
1292nd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
855th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
412th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $83.00 USD (2024-11-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8933

Single Thread Rating

2504

Samples: 16657*
*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	28,128 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,381 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,839 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,065 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	125,780 KBytes/Sec
Physics	640 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,229 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,504 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th 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
	$127.00 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	$329.99 (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 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,933

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		107.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,504

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2269004 - Dec 07 2024		9781
BL2268986 - Dec 07 2024 [Overclocked]		9365
BL2268693 - Dec 07 2024		9138
BL2268669 - Dec 07 2024		9128
BL2267628 - Dec 06 2024		8468

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 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,933
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,075 (-9.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,755 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,728 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,066 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i7-6700K		11,035 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,752 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,757 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,649 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,130 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,129 (-20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,129 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,748 (-24.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,011

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