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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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: 67.43

Overall Rank: 1108

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark

8091

Single Thread Rating: 2297
Samples: 9776*
*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	25,685 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,936 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,649 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,748 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114,323 KBytes/Sec
Physics	565 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,505 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,297 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of November 2023

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

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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)	$258.55 (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 RAM, 512GB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$278.88 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz, 16GB DDR4 256GB SSD 2TB HDD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$282.88 (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)	$274.73 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,657
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,425
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,738
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,048
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,399
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,782
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,443
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,223
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,091

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.98
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.90
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.21
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.35
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.93
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		67.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.57
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 5th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,657
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,190
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,052
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,948
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,842
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,711
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,940
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,297

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1938032 - Nov 03 2023		7502
BL1937460 - Nov 02 2023		8367
BL1937298 - Nov 01 2023		8195
BL1937078 - Nov 01 2023		8444
BL1937026 - Nov 01 2023		7263

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 5th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,091
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,942 (+10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,293 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,739 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,660 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,065 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,865 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,687 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,133 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,123 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,467 (-20.1%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,088 (-24.8%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		5,083 (-37.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,215
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,561
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,430
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,032
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,951
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,861
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,822
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,534
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		1,258

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

Pricing History

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