Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 143.12

Overall Rank:
1691st fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
1648th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
496th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $74.69 USD (2026-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10690

Single Thread Rating

2247

Samples: 1988*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,640
Thread: 2,087

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	37,109 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,239 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,387 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,945 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	161,291 KBytes/Sec
Physics	797 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,325 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,247 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	$74.69 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,690

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		143.12
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,247

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3747877 - Sep 29 2026		11456
BL3745550 - Sep 28 2026		10856
BL3728217 - Sep 20 2026		10969
BL3710437 - Sep 12 2026		9796
BL3697960 - Sep 06 2026		10855

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,690
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,058 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,832 (-8.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,162 (+23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,746 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,390 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,389 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,154 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,932 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,642 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,033 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		10,135 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,499 (-11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,908

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