Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 67.46

Overall Rank: 1225

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark

8094

Single Thread Rating: 2293
Samples: 10432*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,092
Thread: 2,166

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	25,700 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,915 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,572 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,758 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114,263 KBytes/Sec
Physics	565 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,513 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,293 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell 5040SFF OptiPlex 5040 SFF Small Desktop (Intel Core i7-6700, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Black)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 600 G3 - SFF - 1 x Core i7 6700 / 3.4 GHz - RAM 8 GB - HDD 1 TB - DVD-Writer - HD Graphics 530 - GigE - Win 7 Pro 64-bit (includes Win 10 Pro 64-bit License)	$277.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 7040 i7-6700 Quad Core 16GB DDR4 500GB Win10 Mini Tower	$269.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 10MK0038US ThinkCentre M910S Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz Desktop, 8 GB RAM, Windows 7 Pro 64	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HAJAAN Gaming PC Desktop Tower Intel Core i7-6700 Upto 4.0GHz/16GB DDR4 RAM/1TB SSD/GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6/RGB Keyboard Mouse/Headset/WiFi Ready/Windows 10 Pro	$829.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,094

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		67.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,293

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2080416 - Apr 17 2024		8868
BL2080132 - Apr 17 2024		8501
BL2079879 - Apr 17 2024		8166
BL2079480 - Apr 16 2024		8337
BL2079224 - Apr 16 2024		8039

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,094
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,934 (+10.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,278 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,732 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,657 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,068 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		9,859 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,668 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,140 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,124 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,463 (-20.2%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,159 (-23.9%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		5,087 (-37.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		1,257

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

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