Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: NA

Overall Rank:
1029th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1132nd fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
331st fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

14398

Single Thread Rating

2320

Samples: 526*
*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	50,992 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,211 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	64 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,319 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,066 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	222,082 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,083 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,271 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,320 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,728
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,324
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,189
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,398
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.35
Intel Core i9-13900K		136.90
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,320

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2557725 - Apr 16 2025		13927
BL2531338 - Apr 04 2025		13370
BL2521428 - Mar 31 2025 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		15803
BL2491433 - Mar 18 2025		13000
BL2490462 - Mar 18 2025		14484

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 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,398
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,329 (+13.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,662 (+8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,803 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,490 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,679 (+8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,038 (-9.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,277 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		11,427 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,174 (+19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,895 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,174 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,713 (+23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,511
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,426
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,194

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