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: NA

Overall Rank:
1236th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
1198th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
391st fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10733

Single Thread Rating

2262

Samples: 1821*
*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	37,275 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,365 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,715 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,926 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	161,802 KBytes/Sec
Physics	811 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,372 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,262 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th 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
	$78.00 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)

	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	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$319.97 (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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,733

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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,262

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2518035 - Mar 30 2025		9891
BL2516564 - Mar 29 2025		11390
BL2507940 - Mar 25 2025		11830
BL2506711 - Mar 25 2025		10023
BL2505890 - Mar 25 2025		10996

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,733
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,037 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,277 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,435 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,173 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,634 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,788 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		10,352 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,831 (-8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,734 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,264 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,165 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,142 (+13.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,933

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

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