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Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6600U 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 i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2412th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1899th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
546th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3423
Single Thread Rating
1784

Samples: 2755*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,867
Thread: 1,803

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math10,345 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,399 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,832 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,122 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression44,678 KBytes/Sec
Physics295 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,929 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,784 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,920
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,159
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,724
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,727
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 3,423
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 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 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 1,784
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2513586 - Mar 28 2025
3823
BL2513001 - Mar 27 2025
3775
BL2511099 - Mar 27 2025
3717
BL2508682 - Mar 26 2025
3049
BL2507173 - Mar 25 2025
3411
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 3,423
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,280 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,219 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,994 (-12.5%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,837 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,638 (-22.9%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,302 (-3.5%)
AMD PRO A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,678 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,767 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,635 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,546 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,374 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,361 (-1.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,072
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,162
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 568