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Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2011-3

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 53.93

Overall Rank:
975th fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
1083rd fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
315th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $268.09 USD (2025-02-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
14459
Single Thread Rating
2326

Samples: 518*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,602
Thread: 2,203

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math51,283 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math33,401 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting28,528 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,078 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression223,033 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,087 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,320 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,326 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$268.09 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$336.70 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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
14,459
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,150
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
53.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
52.88
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
2,326
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2376760 - Jan 29 2025
14570
BL2366647 - Jan 25 2025 [Overclocked]
16613
BL2366305 - Jan 25 2025
14366
BL2366304 - Jan 25 2025
14377
BL2365696 - Jan 25 2025 [Overclocked]
16754
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
14,459
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,346 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
17,438 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
12,943 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,326 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,302 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
15,654 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
14,799 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
17,501 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
14,185 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
12,880 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
11,425 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
14,435 (-0.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
2,202