Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 119.60

Overall Rank:
1150th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1107th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
369th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2024-09-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10764

Single Thread Rating

2270

Samples: 1767*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,640
Thread: 2,087

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	37,435 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,436 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,911 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,922 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	162,331 KBytes/Sec
Physics	816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,391 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,270 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$139.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10

$2199.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,764

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		119.60
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,270

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2247030 - Nov 16 2024		12150
BL2240957 - Nov 09 2024		10771
BL2239962 - Nov 08 2024		11489
BL2238653 - Nov 06 2024		10671
BL2238245 - Nov 06 2024		10222

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,764
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,056 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,189 (+22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,727 (-18.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,160 (+22.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,278 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,196 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,596 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,460 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,250 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,933 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,648 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,075 (-25.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,943

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

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