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: 97.40

Overall Rank:
1380th fastest in multithreading out of 4894 CPUs
1083rd fastest in single threading out of 4894 CPUs
429th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $82.90 USD (2024-11-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8075

Single Thread Rating

2289

Samples: 11103*
*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	25,675 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	15,877 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,492 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,758 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114,033 KBytes/Sec
Physics	563 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,504 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,289 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th 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
	$85.00 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)
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Tower Computer, Intel i3-13100 4-Core (Beats i5-12400-T), 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-C, DisplayPort, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth, DVDRW, Windows 11 Pro, Black Desktop	$569.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 7040 Business Desktop i7 i7-6700 8GB DDR4 500GB Solid State Hybrid Drive Windows 10 Pro Small Form Factor SFF	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN Gaming Tower AQ40 Desktop PC - Intel i7 Core Processor Upto 4.00GHz, Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Card, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, WiFi, Windows 10 Pro - Black	$459.99 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,003
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,114
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,081
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,571
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,155
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,075

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		156.50
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.74
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.62
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		97.40
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
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 23rd 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		3,836
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 i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		2,289

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2253104 - Nov 23 2024		8444
BL2252755 - Nov 22 2024		8423
BL2252399 - Nov 22 2024		8644
BL2251952 - Nov 22 2024		7834
BL2251887 - Nov 21 2024		8016

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 23rd of November 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		7,753 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,727 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,322 (-21.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-6700		6,065 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,648 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,067 (-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		8,756 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		8,655 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,140 (-11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-6700		7,130 (-11.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,249
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,272
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,706
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,434
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,249
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		903

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

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