Intel Core i7-6700

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 6000
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
6
Name
Intel Core i7-6700
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i7-7700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q3/2015
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
64 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
—
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2015
Socket
LGA 1151
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

231 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

234 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

273 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

277 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

239 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

350 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

429 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

462 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

667 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

98 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

54 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

213 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

58 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

192 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

46 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

373 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-6700 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1071

Intel Core i7-6700

1078

Intel Core i5-1034G1

1078

Intel Core i5-1035G1

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4921

Intel Core i7-6700

5349

Intel Core i5-11300H

4995

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

406

Intel Core i7-6700

411

Intel Core i7-4790K

409

Intel Core i7-5930K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1774

Intel Core i7-6700

1801

Intel Core i7-7820HK

1797

Intel Core i5-10210U

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

171

Intel Core i7-6700

172

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

172

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

816

Intel Core i7-6700

821

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

821

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

983

Intel Core i7-6700

986

Intel Core i5-5675C

984

Intel Core i7-5775R

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3801

Intel Core i7-6700

3855

Intel Core i3-8350K

3855

Intel Core i5-7600K

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6700

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600K

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600T

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

409.7 s

Intel Core i7-6700

403.8 s

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

403.9 s

AMD Epyc 7702

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4519

Intel Core i7-6700

4536

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

4536

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

15655

Intel Core i7-6700

15751

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

15751

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.08

Intel Core i7-6700

2.09

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

2.09

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

9.12

Intel Core i7-6700

9.19

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

9.18

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

41.4

Intel Core i7-6700

41.5

Intel Core i7-7567U

41.4

Intel Core i7-6700K

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

10212

Intel Core i7-6700

10260

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

10228

Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark