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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.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 20.64

Overall Rank:
1706th fastest in multithreading out of 5454 CPUs
1381st fastest in single threading out of 5454 CPUs
498th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
8050
Single Thread Rating
2276

Samples: 13586*
*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 Math25,665 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math15,847 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,387 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,753 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression113,643 KBytes/Sec
Physics557 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,504 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,276 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 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 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,564
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,395
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,521
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
 8,050
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.09
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 169.50
Intel Core i5-12400F
 151.69
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 150.30
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K
 102.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.76
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
 20.64
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 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
 2,276
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3055074 - Nov 15 2025
8623
BL3054794 - Nov 15 2025
8008
BL3054505 - Nov 15 2025
7863
BL3053292 - Nov 14 2025
8540
BL3052711 - Nov 14 2025
8631
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 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
 8,050
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700
 6,180 (-23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i7-6700
 8,825 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700
 8,930 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700
 6,990 (-13.2%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700
 6,832 (-15.1%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700
 6,375 (-20.8%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700
 6,090 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700TE @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700
 9,720 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700
 9,623 (+19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6700
 9,073 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700
 7,731 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700
 9,202 (+14.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,420
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,134
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,803
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,507
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,495
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,629
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,495
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,477
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,407
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
 896