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.
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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: 150.59

Overall Rank:
938th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1040th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
309th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $96.09 USD (2024-12-21)

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 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th 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
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$97.00 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	$339.99 (www.amazon.com)
	YEYIAN ODACHI Intel Core i9 14900KF Gaming PC, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (>3090) AI Powered Desktop Computer, 1TB NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, Intel Z790 Chipset, 360mm Liquid Cooled, 850W Gold PSU, Win 11	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Computer Tower - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core Processor up to 6 GHz, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Windows 11 Pro - Graphite Black	$1509.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 5000 Optiplex Tower Computer, Intel i9-12900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, DisplayPort, HDMI Adapter, USB C, DVDRW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black Desktop	$971.99 (www.amazon.com)
	GMKtec M3 Plus Mini PC with Intel Core i9 12900HK(14C/20T 5.0 GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM+1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Pro Mini Desktop Computer Triple 4K Display, WiFi 6, BT5.2, USB-C	$589.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,470
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		150.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
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
BL2271077 - Dec 09 2024 [Overclocked]		16762
BL2244542 - Nov 13 2024 [Overclocked]		17246
BL2215394 - Oct 09 2024		14142
BL2205976 - Sep 28 2024		14232
BL2190598 - Sep 09 2024		14552

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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,470
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,351 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,662 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,699 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		11,462 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,166 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,820 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,808 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,006 (+17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,172 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,283 (-1.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,056 (-9.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,278 (-15.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,205

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