Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 66.14

Overall Rank: 1170

Last Price Change: $134.99 USD (2024-05-19)

Average CPU Mark

8928

Single Thread Rating: 2504
Samples: 16308*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,250
Thread: 2,374

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	28,108 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,377 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,864 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,058 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	125,740 KBytes/Sec
Physics	640 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,236 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,504 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$180.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$109.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	HP Z2 G9 Workstation - Intel Core i7 14th Gen i7-14700 - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Intel Chip - Windows 11 Pro - Intel UHD Graphics 770 Graphics - Serial ATA/600 Controller - 0, 1 RAID	$1369.66 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI PRO DP21 (MFF) Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700, UHD 730, 16GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro (12M-416US), Black	$819.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell 5040SFF OptiPlex 5040 SFF Small Desktop (Intel Core i7-6700, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Black)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CPU Solutions Express HD Video Editing PC. Intel Core i7 14700F 20 Core 28 Threads to 5.2 Ghz Turbo Boost, 32 GB RAM, 2000GB M.2 NVME SSD, Win 11 Pro, Quadro RTX A2000, Mini Tower Solutions	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win10 Pro	$2849.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,928

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		66.14
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,504

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101905 - May 16 2024		10004
BL2101753 - May 15 2024		8333
BL2101058 - May 14 2024		9766
BL2100982 - May 14 2024		9627
BL2100824 - May 14 2024		7193

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,928
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,747 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,279 (+3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,729 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,657 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,658 (-3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,955 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,765 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,093 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,142 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,705 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,682 (+19.6%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,199 (+14.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,403

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

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