Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6900K 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2011-3

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-6900K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1008th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
1112th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
328th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

14412

Single Thread Rating

2323

Samples: 524*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 17,602
Thread: 2,203

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	51,064 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,246 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	64 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,361 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,069 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	222,336 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,083 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,283 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,323 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th 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
	$125.00 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)

	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$319.97 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with ADATA 512 External SSD Bundle	$969.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Micro Desktop, Intel Core i9-12900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, USB 3.2, Built in WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black Computer	$1239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	YEYIAN ODACHI Intel Core i9 14900KF Gaming PC, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (>3090) AI Powered Desktop Computer, 1TB NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, Intel Z790 Chipset, 360mm Liquid Cooled, 850W Gold PSU, Win 11	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS	$2304.93 (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
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,412
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,323

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2491433 - Mar 18 2025		13000
BL2490462 - Mar 18 2025		14484
BL2487013 - Mar 17 2025		13366
BL2452904 - Mar 02 2025 [Overclocked]		17398
BL2417460 - Feb 15 2025		15091

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		14,412
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		16,338 (+13.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,657 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		14,804 (+2.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,495 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		15,684 (+8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,037 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		12,277 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		11,435 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,155 (+19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,894 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		13,173 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7-6900K		17,718 (+22.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz 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 i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz		2,196

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz

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