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Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6600U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2371st fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
1859th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
538th fastest in out of 1447 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3422
Single Thread Rating
1787

Samples: 2700*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,867
Thread: 1,803

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math10,347 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,400 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,834 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,121 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression44,700 KBytes/Sec
Physics295 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,926 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,787 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,113
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,958
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,263
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,406
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,867
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,755
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,759
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,669
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 3,422
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.30
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.29
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.21
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,061
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,931
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,665
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,646
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,607
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,415
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 1,787
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2415384 - Feb 14 2025
3760
BL2415289 - Feb 14 2025
3556
BL2415010 - Feb 14 2025
3247
BL2412134 - Feb 13 2025
2656
BL2408875 - Feb 12 2025
3717
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 3,422
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,278 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,223 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,995 (-12.5%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,851 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,639 (-22.9%)
AMD Embedded R-Series RX-421BD vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,302 (-3.5%)
AMD PRO A12-8800B vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 2,678 (-21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,775 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,643 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,546 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,377 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i7-6560U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6600U
 3,361 (-1.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,144
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,100
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,899
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,853
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,517
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,184
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,183
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,180
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,010
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,899
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz
 568