Intel Core i7-6700

Intel Core i7-6700
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i7-6700 is a processor of the sixth generation from Intels Core-i7 series. The processor has 4 physical and supports Intels hyperthreading technology, with which 8 logical cores will be made from the 4 physical nuclei when needed and so more arithmetic operations can be performed at once.

The cores of the Intel Core i7-6700 have a base clock of 3.40 gigahertz. In the so-called turbomodus, the cycle increases up to 3.70 gigahertz with utilization of all cores and even up to 4.00 gigahertz in the utilization of a single core. Unfortunately, the processor can not be overclocked that the models with a "K" at the end of the processor designation, in this case, is reserved for the Intel Core i7-6700K.

The graphics unit is the Intel Core i7-6700 used the Intel HD Graphics 530. This graphic unit has a basic clock frequency of 350 megahertz and a maximum dynamic clock frequency of 1.15 gigahertz. The maximum video memory of the supported is 64 gigabytes. The GPU equipped with 24 execution units supports Microsofts directs X in version 12.0 and OpenGL in version 4.5. Maximum you can operate 3 monitors in parallel with the graphics unit.

The main memory modules of the type DDR3 are supported with a maximum clock rate of 1600 megahertz and DDR4 modules with a clock frequency of up to 2133 megahertz. Maximum supported the 2 available storage channels 64 Gigabyte RAM, ECC-RAM (RAM with automatic error correction) is unfortunately not supported by the Intel Core i7-6700.

The processor has 16 PCI Express lines in version 3.0 integrated with which one can connect various expansion cards.

The Intel Core i7-6700 published in the third quarter of 2015 is based on Intel "Skylake" architecture and is manufactured in the 14-nanometer process.
  • Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
  • 8 MB Level 3 Cache
  • PCIe 3.0 Support
  • Solid Performance for Everyday Tasks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 335 / 474
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 347 / 454
In segment Desktop
Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread

Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6900K
8C / 16T · 3.70 GHz
274 pts
Intel Core i7-4790K
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
272 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
270 pts
Intel Core i5-7600K
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
262 pts
Intel Core i9-10920X
12C / 24T · 4.80 GHz
252 pts
Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
1,490 pts
Intel Core i7-6700K
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
1,372 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
1,221 pts
Intel Core i5-8400
6C / 6T · 4.00 GHz
1,207 pts
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,121 pts
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
54 pts
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
53 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
52 pts
Intel Core i7-4790
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
51 pts
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
50 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-10100
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
295 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
291 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
284 pts
Intel Core i5-8400
6C / 6T · 4.00 GHz
283 pts
Intel Core i5-8400T
6C / 6T · 3.30 GHz
272 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,072 pts
Intel Core i3-9100F
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,072 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
1,071 pts
Intel Core i7-4790K
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,069 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
1,068 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-9400
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
5,341 pts
Intel Core i7-4790K
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
4,936 pts
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
4,921 pts
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
4,832 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
4,810 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-8300
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
1,296
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C / 16T · 4.30 GHz
1,294
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
1,291
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
1,287
Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
1,284
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C / 8T · 1.90 GHz
4,026
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
4,021
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
4,009
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
3,985
Intel Core i5-7640X
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
3,982
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-5930K
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
409 cb
Intel Core i3-10300T
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
408 cb
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
406 cb
Intel Core i5-8500
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
403 cb
Intel Core i5-8500B
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
403 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
986
Intel Core i7-5930K
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
984
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
983
Intel Pentium Gold G7400T
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
982
Intel Core i7-4790
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
981
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6700T
4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
1,811 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
1,775 cb
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
1,774 cb
Intel Core i7-4770K
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
1,769 cb
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C / 30T · 2.90 GHz
1,765 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-8350K
4C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
3,855
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
3,849
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
3,801
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C / 8T · 1.90 GHz
3,786
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
3,785
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-7300
Intel HD Graphics 630
442
Intel Core i3-7320
Intel HD Graphics 630
442
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel HD Graphics 530
442
AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
432
AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
432
Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-8400
6C / 6T · 3.80 GHz
79
Intel Core i5-8400B
6C / 6T · 4.00 GHz
76
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
75
Intel Core i5-9400F
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
74
Intel Core i5-9400
6C / 6T · 3.90 GHz
74
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C / 128T · 3.20 GHz
28.9 s
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C / 64T · 3.80 GHz
44.5 s
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
409.7 s
Intel Core i7-3930K
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
427.7 s
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
458.6 s
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
403
Intel Core i7-4790
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
403
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
397
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C / 16T · 4.10 GHz
394
Intel Core i7-4770
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
391
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C / 12T · 2.40 GHz
2,115
Intel Core i5-8500T
6C / 6T · 2.10 GHz
2,103
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
2,094
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
2,066
Intel Core i7-4790
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
2,062
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7300
2C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
172 cb
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
172 cb
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
171 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
169 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
169 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
821 cb
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
821 cb
Intel Core i7-6700
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
816 cb
Intel Core i5-9500T
6C / 6T · 3.20 GHz
811 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
811 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 6000 (24)
ArchitectureSkylake S
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 1151
Generation6
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i7-7700
Q1/2017

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache8.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2133
34.1 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory64 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2015
Release price350 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Core i7-6700
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