Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6660U 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 i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 2 Cores and 4 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

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Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel Iris Graphics 540

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 9.5 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 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) i7-6660U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 8.74

Overall Rank:
2349th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1652nd fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
534th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $415.00 USD (2016-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3628

Single Thread Rating

1946

Samples: 30*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	10,670 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,521 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,961 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,231 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,359 KBytes/Sec
Physics	422 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,734 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,946 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 31st of March 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 i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		3,628

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 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 i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		8.74
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 31st of March 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 i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		1,946

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5085290 - Jan 27 2025		3574
BL2328137 - Jan 08 2025		3952
BL2328106 - Jan 08 2025		3721
BL2326322 - Jan 07 2025		3920
BL2265455 - Dec 04 2024		3535

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		3,628
Intel Core i3-8109U @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		4,204 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,886 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,374 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		2,723 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,540 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,280 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,031 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		2,974 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,971 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,778 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,767 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6660U		3,191 (-12.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 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 i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		852

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