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Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz can be found below. 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 i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 81.18

Overall Rank:
1211th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
788th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
380th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $109.99 USD (2024-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
8929
Single Thread Rating
2505

Samples: 16390*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,250
Thread: 2,374

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Integer Math28,113 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math17,376 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,854 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,060 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression125,753 KBytes/Sec
Physics640 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions8,232 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,505 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$170.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$109.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

CybertronPC Thallium Z170 Gaming Desktop - Liquid-Cooled Intel i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 2X NVIDIA GTX980 Ti (6GB GDDR5) SLI Graphics, 400GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Windows 10 CybertronPC Thallium Z170 Gaming Desktop - Liquid-Cooled Intel i7-6700K 4GHz Quad-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 2X NVIDIA GTX980 Ti (6GB GDDR5) SLI Graphics, 400GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Windows 10 $3199.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,177
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
8,929
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K
150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.65
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
81.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
2,505
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2144521 - Jul 13 2024 [Overclocked]
5660
BL2144004 - Jul 13 2024 [Overclocked]
9615
BL2143934 - Jul 12 2024
9988
BL2143830 - Jul 12 2024 [Overclocked]
10918
BL2143828 - Jul 12 2024 [Overclocked]
10100
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
8,929
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-6700K
7,752 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6700K
9,270 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
7,221 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
8,649 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
8,067 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6700K
10,956 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
10,765 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
8,656 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
8,086 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
7,146 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
7,129 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700K
10,671 (+19.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF
7,536
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz
1,404