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: 66.28

Overall Rank: 856

Last Price Change: $134.99 USD (2023-02-01)

Average CPU Mark

8948

Single Thread Rating: 2513
Samples: 15196*
*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	28,185 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,455 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,042 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	122.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,257 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,513 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$250.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$134.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe PCIe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8400A9), Black	$1499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA93 Desktop \| Intel Core i7-12700F 12-Core \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| 1TB HDD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Pro	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop - SlateMR 1000W11 (Intel Core i7-11700F 2.5GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 480GB SSD + 1 TB HDD, RGB Fans, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1199.00 (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	$569.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,948

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		66.28
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
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
BL1739031 - Feb 06 2023		9201
BL1738805 - Feb 06 2023		9822
BL1738468 - Feb 06 2023		9917
BL1737964 - Feb 05 2023		4792
BL1737933 - Feb 05 2023		10033

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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,948
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,096 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,319 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,733 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,653 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,059 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,765 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,122 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,066 (-21.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,772 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,765 (-24.4%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		5,062 (-43.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		11,028 (+23.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,410

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

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