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Intel Core i7 6700
Intel Desktop CPU

Intel Core i7 6700

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Cores4
Threads8
Boost Clock4 GHz
TDP65 W
SocketLGA-1151
Process14 nm
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Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core62
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core259
TDP65 W
Cache L38MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)62
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1389
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)4625
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)2275
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)8036
Blender CPU69.79

Full specifications

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

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

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

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

Package

Fabrication Process
14 nm
TDP (PL1)
65 W
Socket
LGA-1151

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

Specifications compiled from NanoReview. Last updated 2026-09-29.

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