Intel Core i7-6700T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i7-6700T 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 i7-6700T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Core i7-6700T
Family: Intel Core i7
Group: Intel Core i 6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6700T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6700T is 2.8 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.6 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6700T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-6700T 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): 1.1 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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6700T 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: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
12713
12713
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
12713
12713
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
12707
12707
Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
12568
12568
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
12544
12544

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
7302
7302
Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
7294
7294
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7249
7249
Intel Xeon D-1537
8C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
7172
7172
Intel Xeon D-1557
12C 24T @ 1.5 GHz
7127
7127

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
4189
4189
Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
4170
4170
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4120
4120
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3587
3587
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3587
3587

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
4125
4125
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
4096
4096
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4060
4060
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4055
4055
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
4037
4037

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3489
3489
Intel Core i7-10610U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
3486
3486
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
3411
3411
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
3410
3410
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
3409
3409

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
3602
3602
Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3088
3088
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2917
2917
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
2674
2674
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2437
2437

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1954
1954
Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1948
1948
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1935
1935
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1899
1899
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1866
1866

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1833
1833
Intel Core i3-9350KF
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1833
1833
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1802
1802
Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1801
1801

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1016
1016
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1005
1005
Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 0.7 GHz
997
997
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
981
981

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
940
940
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
672
672
Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
671
671
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
663
663
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
662
662
Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
660
660

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
422
422

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 12nm
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
354
354
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
351
351
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
350
350
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
349
349
Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
348
348

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
154
154
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
154
154
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
154
154
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
154
154
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
154
154

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
41.5
41.5
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
41.4
41.4
Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
40.8
40.8
Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
40.7
40.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-6770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
7.5
7.5
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
7.5
7.5
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
7.4
7.4
Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 0.7 GHz
7.4
7.4
Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
7.4
7.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1.9
1.9
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1.9
1.9