Intel Core i7-6785R Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i7-6785R 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 BGA 1440 socket and was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i7-6785R scores 1,004 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,615 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i7-6785R
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000 (24)
Architecture:	Skylake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6785R has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6785R is 3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6785R has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6785R uses the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580, which has 576 texture shaders and 72 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	72
Shader:	576
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2015

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12.0
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
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The 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.

DDR4-2133	34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management The 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.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6785R 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
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1440
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2016
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6785R 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.

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.


	AMD EPYC 7272 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	1007
	Intel Core i7-8750H 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	1007
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1006
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1004
	AMD EPYC 7252 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	1004
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1004
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1002

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.


	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3631
	Intel Core i7-7920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3627
	Intel Core i5-8260U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	3624
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3615
	Intel Core i5-9500TE 6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz	3611
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	3607
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3602

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 8300G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.60 GHz	1331
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.30 GHz	1331
	Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.15 GHz	1325
	Intel Core i7-6785R Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.15 GHz	1325
	AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.70 GHz	1306
	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.70 GHz	1306
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300G AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.70 GHz	1306

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7220
	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7196
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	7189
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7185
	Intel Xeon D-2712T 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	7183
	Intel Xeon D-1539 8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz	7173
	Intel Xeon D-1537 8C 16T @ 1.70 GHz	7172

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	167
	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	167
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	167
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	166
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	166
	Intel Xeon W-2123 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	166
	Intel Xeon W-2133 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	166

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.


	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	770
	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	768
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	766
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	764
	Intel Core i5-8305G 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	762
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	762
	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	758

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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