Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 76.51

Overall Rank: 936

Last Price Change: $117.00 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

8952

Single Thread Rating: 2513
Samples: 15527*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,250
Thread: 2,374

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	28,172 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,426 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,006 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,054 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	126,060 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,245 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,513 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$284.44 USD	Buy Now!
	$117.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	CybertronPC Thallium Z170 Gaming Desktop - Liquid-Cooled Intel i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 2X NVIDIA GTX980 Ti (6GB GDDR5) SLI Graphics, 400GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Windows 10	$3199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI CK10 Mini PC 16GB RAM, Intel Core i7-10710U(up to 4.7GHz) Mini Computer Windows 11 Pro, Six-Core Small Desktop Computers Tower Support Triple Display 4K, NVME SATA SSD,USB 3.0,Type C,LAN, HTPC	$449.94 (www.amazon.com)
	Charteey Mini PC Intel Core i7 10510U Windows 11Pro,16GB DDR4 (Max 64GB) 512G NVME SSD Mini Desktop Computer, Support 2.5inch HDD/SSD, WiFi5/BT 4.2,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$359.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Intel core i7 10510U Windows 11, Mini Gaming Desktop Computer, 16GB DDR4 (Max 64GB), 512G NVME SSD, Support 2.5inch HDD/SSD, WiFi 6 /BT 5.1,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Fanless,Intel Core i7 10510U (Up to 4.9GHZ),Windows 11 Pro/Linux, Slient Desktop Computer,16G DDR4 1TB NVME SSD, Metal Case,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,808
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,667
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,541
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,952

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		209.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.10
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		76.51
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		68.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,513

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1829634 - May 30 2023 [Overclocked]		9527
BL5039260 - May 30 2023		7139
BL5039207 - May 29 2023		8093
BL1828463 - May 28 2023		8621
BL1828355 - May 28 2023 [Overclocked]		9900

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,952
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,086 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,305 (+4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,736 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,655 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,062 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,756 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,857 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,179 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,120 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,115 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,760 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		5,081 (-43.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,106
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,460
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,791
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,775
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,729
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,411

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