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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.
  • 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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: 119.47

Overall Rank:
1157th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1118th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
372nd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2024-11-29)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10752
Single Thread Rating
2268

Samples: 1769*
*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 Math37,379 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,398 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting20,886 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,920 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression162,090 KBytes/Sec
Physics816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,380 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,268 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$90.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$139.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10 Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10 $2199.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 10,752
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
 148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
 132.58
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 119.47
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.48
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 2nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 2,268
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2255124 - Nov 25 2024
6480
BL2251267 - Nov 21 2024
10721
BL2250224 - Nov 20 2024
10707
BL2249632 - Nov 19 2024
9477
BL2247030 - Nov 16 2024
12150
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 2nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 10,752
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,056 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 8,728 (-18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,161 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 12,277 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 12,196 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 11,460 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 9,387 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 8,933 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 8,649 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 8,075 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 13,190 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K
 10,202 (-5.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,929
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
 1,943