Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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 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) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 20.67

Overall Rank:
1525th fastest in multithreading out of 5119 CPUs
1222nd fastest in single threading out of 5119 CPUs
471st fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $389.95 USD (2025-02-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8059

Single Thread Rating

2280

Samples: 12400*
*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	25,671 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,856 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,430 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,755 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	113,875 KBytes/Sec
Physics	559 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,509 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,280 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,704
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,315
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,864
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,059

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.89
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.11
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		20.67
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i5-12400F		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,280

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2620971 - May 13 2025		8757
BL2620735 - May 13 2025		6751
BL2619274 - May 12 2025		7318
BL2619050 - May 12 2025		8324
BL2619012 - May 12 2025		8488

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 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,059
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,140 (-11.4%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,141 (-23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,848 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,938 (+10.9%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,787 (-15.8%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,331 (-21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,088 (+12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,735 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,224 (+14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,738 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,287 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,750 (-3.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,494
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,158
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,594
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,531
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,447
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,405
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		899

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

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