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.
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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: 134.59

Overall Rank:
1114th fastest in multithreading out of 4845 CPUs
1077th fastest in single threading out of 4845 CPUs
352nd fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.99 USD (2024-08-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10766

Single Thread Rating

2270

Samples: 1756*
*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	37,442 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,436 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,934 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,920 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	162,360 KBytes/Sec
Physics	818 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,390 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,270 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$89.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$79.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CLX Gaming PC - Intel Core i7 14700KF 3.4GHz, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, 16GB DDR5 RGB Memory, 240mm AIO, WiFi, Windows 11 Home, Black	$1499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Eclipse Gaming PC, Intel i7 14700K 3.4 GHz, RTX 4070 Ti, 1TB NVME Gen4, 32GB DDR5 RAM RGB, 1000W Gold ATX 3.0 PSU Wi-Fi, Win 11 Home, RGB Keyboard and RGB-Mouse Included	$2399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Legion Intel i7 RTX 4080 Gaming Desktop, Intel i7-13700KF(Beats Intel i9-12900K), GeForce RTX 4080(16GB GDDR6X), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Wired KB & M, Windows 11 Home, Grey	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,106
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,528
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,167
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,766

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		239.89
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		144.03
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		134.59
Intel Core i9-13900K		125.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,906
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,270

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2197673 - Sep 18 2024		10516
BL2196164 - Sep 16 2024		10353
BL2195924 - Sep 15 2024 [Overclocked]		12107
BL2195910 - Sep 15 2024		10797
BL2194757 - Sep 14 2024		10788

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 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,766
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,056 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,726 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,196 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,601 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,468 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,403 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,261 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,080 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,907 (+29.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,194 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		10,197 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,543 (-11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,436
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,495
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,969
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,527
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,265

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