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Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6700HQ 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 i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 530

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 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: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 17.26

Overall Rank:
1715th fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
1724th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
410th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $378.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6523
Single Thread Rating
1913

Samples: 14358*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,253
Thread: 1,813

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math20,779 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,915 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,716 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression91,270 KBytes/Sec
Physics481 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,935 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,913 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of April 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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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2545701 - Apr 10 2025
5954
BL2545642 - Apr 10 2025
6204
BL2545257 - Apr 10 2025
5524
BL2544752 - Apr 10 2025
7114
BL2544458 - Apr 10 2025
6343
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
6,523
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,987 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
7,163 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,892 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
5,515 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
7,255 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,866 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,521 (0.0%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,140 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6,092 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
5,609 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
5,214 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
5,130 (-21.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,719
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,073
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,823
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,810
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,788
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,166
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
661