Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 119.27

Overall Rank:
1185th fastest in multithreading out of 4947 CPUs
1145th fastest in single threading out of 4947 CPUs
377th fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2025-01-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10734

Single Thread Rating

2265

Samples: 1789*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,640
Thread: 2,087

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	37,302 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,364 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,789 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,920 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	161,788 KBytes/Sec
Physics	812 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,367 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,265 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$180.70 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$324.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,871
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,080
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,226
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,730
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,610
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,734

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		187.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.05
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.76
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.26
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		119.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.56
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 25th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,265

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2341089 - Jan 13 2025		10915
BL2332680 - Jan 10 2025		10082
BL2327747 - Jan 08 2025		10706
BL2320962 - Jan 04 2025		10457
BL2313903 - Jan 01 2025		11198

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
As of 25th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,734
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,425 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,183 (+22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,039 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,276 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,173 (+13.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,584 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,381 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,644 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,548 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,225 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,790 (+19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,602 (+17.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,682
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,613
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,569
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,488
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,936

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

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