Intel Core i7 6700

Intel Core i7 6700
  • Cores: 4
  • L3 cache: 8MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i7 6700 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1151 that has 4 cores and 8 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3400 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4000 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 8 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 530.

Review

Single-Core Performance
40
Multi-Core Performance
13
Power Efficiency
42
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
29
Compare Intel Core i7 6700 with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i7 6700 in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
62
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
259

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1389
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4625
File compression 405 MB/sec
Clang compilation 32.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 102.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 137.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 137.9 pages/sec
Background blur 24.2 images/sec
Photo processing 46.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.29 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]1074 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2275
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
8036
Integer math 25.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 15.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 27M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 14.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 113.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 556 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3]14827 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
69.79

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 71.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 123.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.07 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Core i7 6700 technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released September 1, 2015
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Skylake
Model number i7-6700
Integrated GPU HD Graphics 530
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4
P-Threads 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4
Total Threads 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket LGA-1151
Desktop CPU ranking - 185th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2133
- DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 6700 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C
- Performance: EIST, HTT, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: EPT, VT-d, VT-x
- Security: MPX, SGX, SMEP, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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