Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 96.62

Overall Rank:
1161st fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1123rd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
373rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $111.15 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10739

Single Thread Rating

2266

Samples: 1777*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,640
Thread: 2,087

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	37,334 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,374 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,835 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,919 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	161,857 KBytes/Sec
Physics	814 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,369 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,266 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$114.53 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,739

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		96.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,266

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2285300 - Dec 18 2024		10064
BL2283609 - Dec 17 2024		8887
BL2283227 - Dec 17 2024		11337
BL2281441 - Dec 16 2024 [Overclocked]		12488
BL2281241 - Dec 16 2024 [Overclocked]		12219

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,739
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,462 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,647 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,819 (+19.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,169 (+22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,057 (+21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,278 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,189 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,117 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,384 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,247 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,935 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,644 (-19.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,939

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

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