Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 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) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 95.00

Overall Rank:
1383rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1086th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
430th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $85.00 USD (2024-12-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8075

Single Thread Rating

2289

Samples: 11142*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,092
Thread: 2,166

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	25,673 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,488 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,758 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114,024 KBytes/Sec
Physics	563 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,505 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,289 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th 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
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$77.90 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black	$1049.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN Gaming PC AQB60 Tower Computer - Intel i7 Processor Upto 4.00GHz, Radeon RX 580 8GB GPU, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, Gaming Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 10 Pro - Black	$459.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN Gaming PC Desktop Tower - Intel Core i7 Processor Upto 4.0GHz - 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD - AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB DDR5 - RGB Keyboard Mouse - HDMI - WiFi Ready - Windows 10 Pro - Black	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 10MK0038US ThinkCentre M910S Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz Desktop, 8 GB RAM, Windows 7 Pro 64	$679.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 (10FX) SFF PC - Intel Core i7 (6700) 3.4GHz Quad Core - 500GB HDD - 4GB RAM - DVDRW - Windows 7 Pro Installed - KB/Mouse Included	$559.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,075

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		95.00
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,289

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2262053 - Dec 02 2024		6248
BL2261869 - Dec 01 2024		8517
BL2261836 - Dec 01 2024		7529
BL2261829 - Dec 01 2024		8416
BL2261693 - Dec 01 2024		8535

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,075
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,933 (+10.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,755 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,728 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,321 (-21.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,066 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,649 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,066 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,281 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,757 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,649 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,130 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,129 (-11.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		903

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