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Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700HQ 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 i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 530

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 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: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 17.26

Overall Rank:
1697th fastest in multithreading out of 5035 CPUs
1709th fastest in single threading out of 5035 CPUs
400th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $378.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6524
Single Thread Rating
1913

Samples: 14317*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,253
Thread: 1,813

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math20,782 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,918 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,717 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression91,295 KBytes/Sec
Physics481 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,935 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,913 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,925
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,165
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,345
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,818
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,636
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,631
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
 6,524
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.05
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
 17.26
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
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 29th 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
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,036
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
 2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
 1,913
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5090294 - Mar 26 2025
7556
BL2509865 - Mar 26 2025
6489
BL2509787 - Mar 26 2025
7270
BL2509656 - Mar 26 2025
7182
BL2509332 - Mar 26 2025
6984
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
 6,524
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,985 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 7,162 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,898 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 5,513 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 7,266 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,866 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,524 (0.0%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,143 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 6,139 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 5,607 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 5,216 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
 5,132 (-21.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,049
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,075
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,820
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,790
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,158
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,129
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
 661