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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 71.1% (379th of 1442)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Device: 0FABFBFF000506E3 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Poor: 60%Average: 71.1% Great: 82%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Good average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K averaged 28.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 127Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 251Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K is 21.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 381Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 380Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 37971.1%
Min Avg Max
75.6 Memory 83.4 94
109 1-Core 127 134
216 2-Core 251 268
85.2% 154 Pts
Min Avg Max
248 4-Core 335 500
240 8-Core 380 670
46.8% 358 Pts
Min Avg Max
246 64-Core 381 674
23.6% 381 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU socket #0, 8 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 670
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
CPU 0, 4 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 75.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 508
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
CPU socket #0, 8 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
77.3% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 481
56% 435 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
68.7% Good
Memory 94
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 248
34% 252 Pts
64-Core 254
16% 254 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
66.1% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 249
34% 253 Pts
64-Core 255
16% 255 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
61.3% Good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
86% 160 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 267
36% 266 Pts
64-Core 266
16% 266 Pts
CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
60.4% Good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 250
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 240
33% 244 Pts
64-Core 246
15% 246 Pts

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