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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: 113.78

Overall Rank:
1187th fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
1291st fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
372nd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.00 USD (2025-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
14678
Single Thread Rating
2348

Samples: 572*
*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 Math51,812 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math33,817 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting28,537 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,171 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression226,139 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,098 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions14,552 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,348 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$298.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$129.00 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 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,546
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,357
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,542
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 14,678
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 282.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 160.91
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 135.21
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.15
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 113.78
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 2,348
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3106245 - Dec 04 2025
14056
BL3093407 - Nov 29 2025
16105
BL3079152 - Nov 24 2025
15972
BL3033870 - Nov 07 2025 [Overclocked]
15579
BL3024396 - Nov 03 2025
15679
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 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 14,678
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 14,771 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 15,632 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 13,018 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 13,143 (-10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 11,533 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 16,670 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 12,110 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 11,991 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 11,373 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 16,301 (+11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 16,280 (+10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K
 15,623 (+6.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,449
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,350
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,670
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,477
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,412
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
 2,223