Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700K 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 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) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 64.27

Overall Rank:
1635th fastest in multithreading out of 5492 CPUs
1147th fastest in single threading out of 5492 CPUs
488th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $139.00 USD (2025-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8934

Single Thread Rating

2498

Samples: 18324*
*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	28,192 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,398 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,790 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	125,650 KBytes/Sec
Physics	637 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,264 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,498 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$227.65 USD	Buy Now!
	$139.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop SFF, Intel Core i7-12700K, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type-C, WiFi 6e, Bluetooth, DisplayPort, HDMI, 7000 Small Form Factor Business Computer, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$1039.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN AQ10 Tower Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 Processor Up to 4.0Ghz, 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1660 Super GDDR6 6GB, HDMI, Windows 10 Pro - Black	$749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN Gaming Tower AQ10 with GeForce GTX 1630 4GB GDDR6 Graphics - Intel i7 Processor 4.0Ghz, 1TB SSD 32GB RAM, HDMI, Windows 10 Pro, WiFi - Black	$709.99 (www.amazon.com)
	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)
	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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,550
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,951
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,934

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		267.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.94
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		64.27
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,498

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3129816 - Dec 13 2025 [Overclocked]		10248
BL3129540 - Dec 12 2025		8929
BL5109239 - Dec 12 2025		9301
BL3128431 - Dec 12 2025 [Overclocked]		10810
BL3127586 - Dec 12 2025		9030

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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,934
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,369 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,953 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i3-10105F @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,910 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,521 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,143 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,056 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,984 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,741 (-24.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,737 (-24.6%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		5,121 (-42.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,646 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		10,135 (+13.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,125
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,415
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,008

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