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
Compare Intel Core i7 6700 with other CPUs
Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of Intel Core i7 6700 in benchmarksCinebench
GeekBench v6
| 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 |
PassMark
| 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 |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| 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 specificationsGeneral
| 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
| P-Cores | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4 GHz |
| 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 |
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 |