Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2011-3

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 20 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 91.05

Overall Rank: 724

Last Price Change: $160.00 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

14568

Single Thread Rating: 2346
Samples: 494*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,602
Thread: 2,203

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	51,646 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,596 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,919 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,082 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	224,087 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,364 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,346 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$160.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$177.97 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,539
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,401
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,197

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.46
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		91.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,346

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1945282 - Nov 13 2023		13497
BL1940535 - Nov 06 2023		16137
BL1935547 - Oct 30 2023 [Overclocked]		17600
BL1924809 - Oct 15 2023		15023
BL1924228 - Oct 14 2023		15131

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,568
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,072 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		11,448 (-21.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,789 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,588 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,811 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,902 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,563 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,107 (+17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,732 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,359 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,827 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		10,759 (-26.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,216
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,428
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,424
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,225
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,695
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,435

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