Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6600U 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2398th fastest in multithreading out of 5021 CPUs
1891st fastest in single threading out of 5021 CPUs
544th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3420

Single Thread Rating

1784

Samples: 2733*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,867
Thread: 1,803

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	10,338 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,395 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,828 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,121 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44,652 KBytes/Sec
Physics	295 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,926 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,784 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo T460s Ultrabook 20F9003CUS (14" Display, Intel i7-6600U 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 7 Pro 64)	$1029.80 (www.amazon.com)
	Microsoft Surface Book Tablet PC - 13.5" - PixelSense - Wireless LAN - Intel Core i7 i7-6600U Dual-core (2 Core) 2.60 GHz - Silver SW6-00001	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thinkpad t470, Intel core i7-6600u (2.60ghz, 4mb) 14.0 1920x1080, Windows 7 Professional 64 preinstalled Through downgrade Rights in Windows 10 pro, 8.0gb, 1x256gb ssd pcie, Intel hd 520, Intel 8260	$1625.45 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Full HD MIL-Spec Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-6600U 2.60GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro	$1249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon UltraBook: Core i7-6600U \| 256GB Opal2 SSD \| 8GB \| 14" Full HD (1920x1080) IPS \| Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit / Windows 10 Pro Downgrade (20FB005WUS)	$1149.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,123
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,937
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,198
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,371
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,832
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,737
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,739
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,646
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,420

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.13
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.22
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.19
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		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 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,056
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,662
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,643
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,605
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,412
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		1,784

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2464573 - Mar 07 2025		3344
BL2463221 - Mar 07 2025		3649
BL2463129 - Mar 07 2025		3108
BL2463045 - Mar 07 2025		3592
BL2462623 - Mar 06 2025		938

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 12th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,420
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,279 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,222 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,994 (-12.5%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,851 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,638 (-22.9%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,302 (-3.5%)
AMD PRO A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-6600U		2,678 (-21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,773 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,639 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,546 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,377 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U		3,361 (-1.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,222
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,086
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		6,904
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,869
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,845
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,795
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,527
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,162
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,158
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,155
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		568

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