Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1378th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
925th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
433rd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8939

Single Thread Rating

2505

Samples: 17168*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,250
Thread: 2,374

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math	28,167 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,399 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,821 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,070 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	125,895 KBytes/Sec
Physics	639 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,247 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,505 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

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.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$137.40 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$319.97 (www.amazon.com)
	CybertronPC Thallium Z170 Gaming Desktop - Liquid-Cooled Intel i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 2X NVIDIA GTX980 Ti (6GB GDDR5) SLI Graphics, 400GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Windows 10	$3199.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,939

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		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 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
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
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		2,505

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2516753 - Mar 29 2025		9728
BL2516641 - Mar 29 2025		8427
BL2515108 - Mar 28 2025		8702
BL2515100 - Mar 28 2025		9596
BL2514975 - Mar 28 2025		8789

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		8,939
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,065 (-9.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,743 (-13.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700K		6,779 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,229 (+3.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,734 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,739 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,103 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,634 (+7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-6700K		9,086 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,643 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		8,067 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K		7,267 (-18.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz		1,010

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