Intel Core i7-6800K Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-6800K is a 6 core processor. It can handle 12 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i7-6800K is based on the 6. generation of the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011-3. The Intel Core i7-6800K scores 1,080 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 6,314 points.
Intel Core i7-6800K

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-6800K belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-6800K.

Name: Intel Core i7-6800K
Family: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU group: Intel Core i 6000 (24)
Architecture: Skylake S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 6 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-6800K clock with 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6800K supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
76.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth: 27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-6800K has a TDP of 140 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 140 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6800K has a 15.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 15.00 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: 628 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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 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.
Intel Core i7-4790T Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
955
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
954
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
954
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
949
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
942
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
942
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
942

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.
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
6788
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6784
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
6754
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6645
Intel Core i7-11375H Intel Core i7-11375H
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
6620
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6569
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6537

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.
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1082
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1082
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1081
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1080
Intel Celeron G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1080
Intel Core i3-10105T Intel Core i3-10105T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1080
Intel Core i3-10300T Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1080

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6344
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
6344
Intel Xeon D-2141I Intel Xeon D-2141I
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
6342
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6314
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
6314
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
6311
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
6308

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1270
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1269
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1268
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1267
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1265
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5967
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
5964
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
5963
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5960
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5942
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5933
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5932

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.
Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
10791
Intel Core i5-9600KF Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
10791
Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
10765
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
10752
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10745
Intel Xeon W-2225 Intel Xeon W-2225
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
10695
Intel Core i5-10600T Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
10670

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.
Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
3225
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
3204
Intel Core i7-9700T Intel Core i7-9700T
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3200
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
3194
Intel Core i7-10750H Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
3154
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3148
Intel Xeon W-2133 Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3146

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