| Name: | Intel Core i7-6700K |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 6000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
Intel Core i7-6700K Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i7-6700K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-6700K, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-6700K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6700K is 4.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.2 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 4.0 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-6700K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6700K uses the Intel HD Graphics 530, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 91 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 91 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i7-6700K is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 8.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | 420 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
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17423
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Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
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17121
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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17028
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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16996
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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16996
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD FX-8310
8C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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9065
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
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8957
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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8955
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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8947
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.2 GHz
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8935
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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5737
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Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
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5700
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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5640
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
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5620
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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5620
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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4757
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
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4721
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Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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4714
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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4682
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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4674
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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4665
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Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
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4663
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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4647
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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4470
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Intel Xeon W-2123
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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4463
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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4459
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Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.9 GHz
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4435
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Intel Core i3-10305T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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4432
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
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4524
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Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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4521
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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4407
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4325
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4325
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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2324
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Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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2315
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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2313
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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2311
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
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2307
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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2095
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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2059
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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2059
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
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2059
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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2053
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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1348
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Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1348
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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1347
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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1346
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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1346
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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1153
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
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1152
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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1151
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Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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1150
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AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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1149
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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1127
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Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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1124
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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1124
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Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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1124
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Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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1123
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
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894
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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894
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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888
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Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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885
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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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882
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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470
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
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464
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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462
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i3-10305
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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442
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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422
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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421
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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421
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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421
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Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
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420
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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372.4
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Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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369.4
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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369.3
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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367.5
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
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336.4
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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180
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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180
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Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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180
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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86
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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84
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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82
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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79
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Intel Core i5-8400B
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
|
76
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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41.4
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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41.4
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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41.4
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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41.4
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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41.4
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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9.9
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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9.9
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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9.9
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Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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9.9
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Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
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9.9
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.1 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
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2.2
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
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2.2
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