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Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

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Description: Intel HD Graphics 530

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KBL1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KBL2 Cache: 4 x 256 KBL3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 17.26

Overall Rank: 2054th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs2040th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs488th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $378.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark Multithread Rating 6523 Single Thread Rating 1915 Samples: 15480* *Margin for error: Low + Compare PerformanceTest V9 CPU Mark: 8,253 Thread: 1,813

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	20,807 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,922 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,679 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,222 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,067 KBytes/Sec
Physics	481 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,943 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,915 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2026 From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions. Search for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHzfrom the Featured Merchants below: Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H	25,211
Apple M4 10 Core	23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz	19,737
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	17,987
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	16,453
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz	10,591
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz	9,381
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz	6,523

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price ) As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value

Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H	55.17
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz	49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz	30.36
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz	17.26
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz	11.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	NA
Apple M4 10 Core	NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	NA

Single Thread Rating As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core	4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz	3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz	3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H	3,500
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz	3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H	3,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	2,883
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz	2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	2,586
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz	2,391
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz	1,915

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Most recent listed first

Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3353570 - Mar 16 2026	7205
BL3353436 - Mar 16 2026	6733
BL3352270 - Mar 15 2026	7236
BL3351416 - Mar 15 2026	7214
BL3351391 - Mar 15 2026	7231

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature. Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz	6,523
Intel Core i7-6820HK @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7,015 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7,156 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6,884 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	5,530 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i7-1065G7 @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	8,121 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i5-1035G4 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7,618 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	7,145 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6,866 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-10610U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6,580 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i7-10510U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6,379 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6,103 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ	5,897 (-9.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance

Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX	9,359
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	8,985
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX	8,891
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX	7,904
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX	7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H	7,691
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX	7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX	6,890
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390	6,698
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390	6,666
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz	662

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