Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 71.53

Overall Rank: 960

Last Price Change: $113.00 USD (2023-03-28)

Average CPU Mark

8083

Single Thread Rating: 2299
Samples: 9133*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,092
Thread: 2,166

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	25,673 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,954 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,738 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	111.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	566 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,502 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,299 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$113.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM,New 1TB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$339.74 (www.amazon.com)
	Shuttle XPC Cube SZ270R9 Mini Computer with Pre-Installed Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU 8GB DDR4 RAM 240GB SSD and 3-Year Warranty	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 128GB SSD 2TB HDD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$322.01 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 32GB DDR4 RAM,New 1TB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$277.19 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$320.38 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,593
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,797
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,679
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,945
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,926
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,533
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,549
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,083

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		189.33
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		143.45
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.67
Intel Core i9-12900K		116.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		71.53
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		51.05
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,206
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,299

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1780543 - Mar 28 2023		8461
BL1780412 - Mar 28 2023		8393
BL5035436 - Mar 28 2023		9137
BL5035434 - Mar 28 2023		6871
BL1780251 - Mar 27 2023		8641

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
As of 28th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,083
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,945 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,314 (+15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,738 (+8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,101 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,658 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,053 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,226 (-10.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,312 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,849 (+21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,178 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,070 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,449 (-20.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,297
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,447
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,447
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,586
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,143
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,050
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,758
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,727
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,692
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,631
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		1,259

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

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