Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6600U 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 i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2811th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
2241st fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
627th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3404

Single Thread Rating

1770

Samples: 3234*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,867
Thread: 1,803

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	10,298 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,370 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,777 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,118 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44,369 KBytes/Sec
Physics	293 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,770 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,268
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,632
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,768
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,013
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,600
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,395
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,404

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.29
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.05
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,506
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,024
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,588
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		1,770

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3258667 - Feb 02 2026		3406
BL3258195 - Feb 02 2026		3690
BL3254425 - Jan 31 2026		3804
BL3246449 - Jan 28 2026 [Excluded]		2963
BL3246124 - Jan 28 2026 [Excluded]		2844

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,404
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,274 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,203 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,990 (-12.2%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,837 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,634 (-22.6%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,000 (-11.8%)
AMD PRO A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,667 (-21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,727 (+9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,704 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,632 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,560 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,372 (-0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,431
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,999
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,919
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,865
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,772
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		7,148
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		563

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