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Why is Intel Core i7-6700 better than the average?

• Clock multiplier?34vs27
• Bus transfer rate?8 GT/svs5.4 GT/s
• GPU execution units?24vs20

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User reviews

Overall rating

Intel Core i7-67008.65 User reviewsIntel Core i7-67008.6/105 User reviewsWrite a review

Features

Value for money

8.0/10 5 ratings

Gaming

8.6/10 5 ratings

Performance

7.8/10 5 ratings

Reliability

7.8/10 5 ratings

Energy efficiency

8.4/10 5 ratings

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MaykolABC

2 years ago

8 / 10

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Very good for video games

MaykolABC

2 years ago

8 / 10

It's a very good processor, it has served me a lot

Pros

• Very cheap on Marketplace or eBay
• It supports fairly good video graphics without bottlenecking
• The socket is compatible with many motherboards

Cons

• The integrated graphics are somewhat poor

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Wandson

7 months ago

10 / 10

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Great cost-benefit processor.

Wandson

7 months ago

10 / 10

I have been using this processor for a good 5 years. It still serves me well, paired with an rx 5700 xt and 16gb of ram

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Yacnelys

2 years ago

10 / 10

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The i7 6700 is significantly better

Yacnelys

2 years ago

10 / 10

The i7 6700 is honestly much better than the i5 7500. They should change the winner... I expect it.

Pros

• performance
• reliability
• price
• tdp
• RAM
• energy usage
• compatibility
• etc

Cons

• none

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General info

Type

Desktop

The market that the CPU is designed for.CPU socket

LGA 1151Intel Core i7-6700

The CPU socket/s supported.chipset

B250

The motherboard chipset/s supported.Has integrated graphics✔Intel Core i7-6700With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.release date

10 years ago09/01/2015Intel Core i7-6700

The date the product first became available for purchase.Thermal Design Power (TDP)

65W

The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.semiconductor size

14 nm

Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.CPU temperature

71 °C

If the CPU exceeds the maximum operating temperature then problems such as random resets can occur.PCI Express (PCIe) version

3

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.Show more

Performance

CPU speed

4 x 3.4 GHz

The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.CPU threads

8 threads

More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.turbo clock speed

4GHz

When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.Has an unlocked multiplier✖Intel Core i7-6700Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.L2 cache

1 MB

A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.L3 cache

8 MB

A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.L1 cache

256 KB

A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.L2 core

0.25 MB/core

More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.L3 core

2 MB/core

More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.Show more

Benchmarks

PassMark result

8095

This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.PassMark result (single)

2295

This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.Cinebench R20 (multi) result

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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.Cinebench R20 (single) result

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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.Geekbench 6 result (multi)

4135

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2026)Geekbench 6 result (single)

1291

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2026)Geekbench 5 result (multi)

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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2026)Geekbench 5 result (single)

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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2026)Blender (bmw27) result

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The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.Show more

Integrated graphics

GPU clock speed

350 MHz

The clock speed of the graphics processing unit (GPU).GPU name

HD Graphics 530Intel Core i7-6700

The name of the integrated GPU.GPU turbo

1150 MHz

When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.GPU execution units

24

A graphics processing unit (GPU) with a greater number of execution units can deliver better graphics.DirectX version

DirectX 12

DirectX is used in video games, with newer versions supporting better graphics and features. The latest version is DirectX 12 Ultimate, which includes support for ray tracing, mesh shaders, and variable rate shading (VRS).supported displays

3

Using multiple displays you can create a larger workspace, making it easier to work across multiple apps.OpenGL version

4.4

OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.OpenCL version

2

Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.texture mapping units (TMUs)

24

TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.Show more

Memory

RAM speed (max)

2133 MHz

The maximum speed of RAM that is supported by the CPU.maximum memory bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.DDR memory version

4

DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.memory channels

2

More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.maximum memory amount

64GB

The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.bus transfer rate

8 GT/s

The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.Supports ECC memory✖Intel Core i7-6700Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.eMMC version

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A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.bus speed

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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

Features

instruction sets

SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX

Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.uses multithreading✔Intel Core i7-6700Multithreading technology (such as Intel's Hyperthreading or AMD's Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor's physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.bits executed at a time

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NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.Has TrustZone

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A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).front-end width

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The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs betterHas NX bit✔Intel Core i7-6700NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.VFP version

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Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.

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