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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?

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

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: 115.76

Overall Rank:
935th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1036th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
308th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2024-11-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
14470
Single Thread Rating
2328

Samples: 511*
*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 Math51,350 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math33,447 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting28,662 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,077 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression223,432 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,090 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,325 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,328 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$125.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$159.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th 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
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
14,470
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
115.76
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 4th 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
2,328
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2244542 - Nov 13 2024 [Overclocked]
17246
BL2215394 - Oct 09 2024
14142
BL2205976 - Sep 28 2024
14232
BL2190598 - Sep 09 2024
14552
BL2185880 - Sep 03 2024
14267
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
14,470
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
11,460 (-20.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,799 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,357 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
15,657 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
14,811 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
13,622 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
12,827 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
17,516 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
17,008 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,997 (+17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,166 (+11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-6900K
16,063 (+11.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
2,205