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

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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: 120.58

Overall Rank:
912th fastest in multithreading out of 4862 CPUs
1012th fastest in single threading out of 4862 CPUs
293rd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $120.00 USD (2024-09-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

14470

Single Thread Rating

2328

Samples: 511*
*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 Math	51,350 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,447 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,662 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,077 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	223,432 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,090 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,325 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,328 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$120.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$159.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1088.01 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1269.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Victus 15L i7 RTX 4060 Ultimate Gaming Desktop, Intel i7-14700F (Beats Intel i9-12900F), GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RJ-45, DisplayPort, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Black	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Strix i7 RTX 4060 Gaming Desktop, Intel i7-13700F (Beats Intel i9-12900K), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, RJ-45, DisplayPort, Wired KB & Mouse, W11H, Black	$1399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Intel Core i9-13900K, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Pro, 1-Year Premium Support + 6-Months Dell Migrate - Black	$2050.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,073
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,482
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,118
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,606
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,862
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,748
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,536
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,470
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.94
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.03
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		120.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,690
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,328

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2215394 - Oct 09 2024		14142
BL2205976 - Sep 28 2024		14232
BL2190598 - Sep 09 2024		14552
BL2185880 - Sep 03 2024		14267
BL2180805 - Aug 28 2024		14669

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 16th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,470
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		11,466 (-20.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,802 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,353 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,668 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,813 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,838 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,034 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,023 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,163 (+11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,065 (+11.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,698 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,298 (-1.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,776
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,402
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,106
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,037
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,490
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,083
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,408

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