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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.
  • 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 146.74

Overall Rank:
1450th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
1406th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
438th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $72.99 USD (2025-08-31)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10711
Single Thread Rating
2257

Samples: 1900*
*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 Math37,205 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,296 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting20,543 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,934 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression161,576 KBytes/Sec
Physics803 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,363 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,257 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$72.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$95.10 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,562
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,418
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,515
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 10,711
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 146.74
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i5-12400F
 126.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 122.33
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 2,257
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3029857 - Nov 05 2025
9867
BL2997906 - Oct 23 2025
12368
BL2987208 - Oct 18 2025
12198
BL2985962 - Oct 18 2025
10335
BL2977846 - Oct 15 2025
11023
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 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 10,711
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 12,262 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 11,387 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 9,072 (-15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,013 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 9,202 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,148 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 8,062 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,063 (+22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 12,777 (+19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 11,055 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 10,651 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 9,375 (-12.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,417
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,781
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,616
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,479
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 1,920