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Intel Core i7-6700 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-6700 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q3/2015. The Intel Core i7-6700 scores 983 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,801 points.
| Name: | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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| Family: | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 6000 (24) |
| Architecture: | Skylake S |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | Intel Core i7-7700 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-6700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6700 is 3.40 GHz (4.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.70 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i7-6700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6700 uses the Intel HD Graphics 530, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Compute units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR4-2133 | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i7-6700 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | 350 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6700 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Intel Core i3-8300
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i7-7700
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz |
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AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz |
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AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400B
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries
343 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries
340 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
632 entries
632 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
614 entries
614 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries
1,854 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries
1,788 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries
2,506 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries
2,474 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
663 entries
663 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
611 entries
611 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries
2,128 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries
2,444 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
240 entries
240 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
742 entries
742 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries
250 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries
1,108 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries
1,104 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Description of the processor
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.
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