Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 119.47

Overall Rank:
1157th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1118th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
372nd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2024-11-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10752

Single Thread Rating

2268

Samples: 1769*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,640
Thread: 2,087

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	37,379 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,398 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,886 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,920 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	162,090 KBytes/Sec
Physics	816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,380 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,268 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$139.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Alienware Area-51 Signature Edition Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-6800K 3.40 GHz Six- Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB DDR5X, 16GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 802.11ac, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD-RW, Windows 10

$2199.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,752

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		119.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		2,268

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2255124 - Nov 25 2024		6480
BL2251267 - Nov 21 2024		10721
BL2250224 - Nov 20 2024		10707
BL2249632 - Nov 19 2024		9477
BL2247030 - Nov 16 2024		12150

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		10,752
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,056 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		9,646 (-10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,728 (-18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,161 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,278 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		12,195 (+13.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,594 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		11,460 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,933 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,649 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6800K		8,076 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6800K		13,908 (+29.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz		1,943

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