|
Intel Core i9-7980XE
2.6 GHz (18 cores) |
12139 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-3175X
3.1 GHz (28 cores) |
12107 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
2.5 GHz (28 cores) |
11234 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9980XE
3.0 GHz (18 cores) |
10798 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9960X
3.1 GHz (16 cores) |
10629 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7960X
2.8 GHz (16 cores) |
10302 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9940X
3.3 GHz (14 cores) |
10152 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9920X
3.5 GHz (12 cores) |
9959 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
2.6 GHz (16 cores) |
9739 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
2. |
9732 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7940X
3.1 GHz (14 cores) |
9664 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
2.6 GHz (14 cores) |
9500 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
3.0 GHz (18 cores) |
9498 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
3.0 GHz (12 cores) |
9241 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2191B
2.3 GHz (18 cores) |
9233 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-9900X
3.5 GHz (10 cores) |
9029 |
|
|
Intel Core i9-7920X
2.9 GHz (12 cores) |
8895 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
2.0 GHz (20 cores) |
8671 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.4 GHz (20 cores) |
8666 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2155
3. |
8541 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
3.2 GHz (12 cores) |
8394 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2145
3.7 GHz (8 cores) |
8128 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-9800X
3.8 GHz (8 cores) |
7467 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
3.5 GHz (8 cores) |
7253 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
3.2 GHz (8 cores) |
7088 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
2.3 GHz (12 cores) |
6868 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2135
3.7 GHz (6 cores) |
6323 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 6128
3.4 GHz (6 cores) |
6014 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2133
3.6 GHz (6 cores) |
5752 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
2.2 GHz (10 cores) |
5005 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
2. |
4949 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2125
4.0 GHz (4 cores) |
4892 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700K
4.0 GHz (4 cores) |
4814 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
2.1 GHz (8 cores) |
4715 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
4483 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
1.8 GHz (8 cores) |
4351 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
4301 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
4271 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
4246 |
|
|
Intel Xeon W-2123
3.6 GHz (4 cores) |
4239 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
3. |
4080 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700
3.4 GHz (4 cores) |
4054 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
4021 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
3.4 GHz (4 cores) |
4016 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3990 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600K
3.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3949 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6770HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3819 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6920HQ
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3656 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
2.9 GHz (4 cores) |
3618 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6820HK
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
3559 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
2. |
3507 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700T
2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
3505 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600
3.3 GHz (4 cores) |
3480 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
3388 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3362 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
3.3 GHz (4 cores) |
3335 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500TE
2.3 GHz (4 cores) |
3332 |
|
|
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3329 |
|
|
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
3281 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6600T
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
3225 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500
3.2 GHz (4 cores) |
3153 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6402P
2. |
3013 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6400
2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
2981 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6500T
2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
2749 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6700TE
2.4 GHz (4 cores) |
2718 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
2.3 GHz (4 cores) |
2671 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6440HQ
2.6 GHz (4 cores) |
2670 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6320
3.9 GHz (2 cores) |
2522 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6400T
2.2 GHz (4 cores) |
2463 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6660U
2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
2401 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6300
3.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2373 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6287U
3.1 GHz (2 cores) |
2362 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6567U
3. |
2360 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6300T
3.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2310 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100
3.7 GHz (2 cores) |
2279 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6098P
3.6 GHz (2 cores) |
2224 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6267U
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
2072 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100T
3.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2043 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6650U
2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2031 |
|
|
Intel Core i7-6560U
2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
1932 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6260U
1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1927 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6360U
2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1875 |
|
|
Intel Core i5-6200U
2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1854 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100H
2. |
1813 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6157U
2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
1683 |
|
|
Intel Core i3-6100U
2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1529 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4500
3.5 GHz (2 cores) |
1256 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4400
3.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1185 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3920
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
1088 |
|
|
Intel Pentium G4400T
2.9 GHz (2 cores) |
1069 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3900
2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
997 |
|
|
Intel Celeron G3900T
2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
922 |
|
|
Intel Celeron 3955U
2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
693 |
|
|
Intel Celeron 3855U
1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
527 |
|
3 GHz (10 cores)
1 GHz (12 cores)
5 GHz (4 cores)
8 GHz (4 cores)
8 GHz (4 cores)
3 GHz (2 cores)
7 GHz (2 cores)Core i7-6700K [in 18 benchmarks]
Summary
Intel started Core i7-6700K sales 5 August 2015 at a recommended price of $339.
This is a Skylake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4200 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1151 processor with a TDP of 91 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR3, DDR4 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
7.10%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.
EPYC9654
Compare
General info
Core i7-6700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 890 | |
| Value for money | 2.30 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Intel Core i7 (Desktop) | |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | |
| Release date | 5 August 2015 (7 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $339 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $242 (0. 7x MSRP) |
of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | of 36864 (Apple M2 Max) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Die size | 122 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 1750 Million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | — | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-6700K compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc.
Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700K. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2. 0 |
|
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| SIPP | — |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | — | |
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| MPX | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies.
Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-6700K’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9124) |
| ECC memory support | — |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-6700K.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 530 | |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | |
| InTru 3D | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700K’s integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DVI | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700K’s integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096×2304@24Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096×2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096×2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-6700K’s integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-6700K.
Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
i7-6700K
7.10
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
i7-6700K
8951
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance.
This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
i7-6700K
1442
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
i7-6700K
4814
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
i7-6700K
6531
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads.
Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
i7-6700K
25817
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
i7-6700K
9037
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
i7-6700K
10
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i7-6700K
880
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D.
It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i7-6700K
178
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
i7-6700K
2
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm.
Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i7-6700K
4.4
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i7-6700K
205
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
i7-6700K
55
WinRAR 4.
0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using ‘Best’ setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 12%
i7-6700K
5877
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
i7-6700K
4225
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
i7-6700K
16365
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Benchmark coverage: 4%
i7-6700K
12390
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-6700K. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 55 Mh/s |
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-6700K performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD Ryzen 5 3350G
101.13
Intel Core i5-8500B
101.13
Intel Core i3-10105F
101.13
Intel Core i7-6700K
100
Intel Core i5-8600T
99.86
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
99.44
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
99.44
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-6700K is Ryzen 5 3400GE, which is slower by 1% and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.
Ryzen 53400GE
Compare
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-6700K:
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
102.54
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
101.
83
AMD Ryzen 5 3350G
101.13
Intel Core i7-6700K
100
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
99.44
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
97.61
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1807B
95.77
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-6700K, according to our PC configuration statistics.
GeForce GTX
1070
11.7%
GeForce GTX
1060 6 GB
8.9%
GeForce GTX
1080
6.8%
GeForce GTX
970
4.8%
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
4.6%
GeForce GTX
1080 Ti
3.4%
GeForce GTX
980 Ti
3.2%
GeForce GTX
1060 3 GB
2.7%
GeForce GTX
1660 Super
2.5%
Radeon RX
580
2.
3%
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-6700K in our user configuration statistics.
There is a total of 5279 configurations based on Core i7-6700K in our database.
GeForce RTX
4090
0.4% (22/5279)
GeForce RTX
4080
0.04% (2/5279)
Radeon RX
7900 XTX
0.04% (2/5279)
GeForce RTX
4070 Ti
0.09% (5/5279)
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
0.1% (7/5279)
Radeon RX
6950 XT
0.02% (1/5279)
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
0.4% (21/5279)
GeForce RTX
4070
0.