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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K

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4 Cores, 4 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 58.7% (600th of 1445)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000506E3 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Poor: 35%Average: 58.7% Great: 82%
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K averaged 41.2% 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 110Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 70.6Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 283Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 284Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 60058.7%
Min Avg Max
31.5 Memory 70.6 92.9
6.3 1-Core 110 147
81.2 2-Core 204 287
71.6% 128 Pts
Min Avg Max
95.2 4-Core 270 576
79.5 8-Core 284 639
36.8% 277 Pts
Min Avg Max
68.8 64-Core 283 670
17.5% 283 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 4 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 476
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
CPU 0, 4 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
65.2% Good
Memory 58.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 198
66% 120 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 411
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
46.5% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 188
62% 113 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 194
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
43.5% Average
Memory 61.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 148
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 157
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
CPU 0, 4 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
42.6% Average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 90.9
53% 81.5 Pts
4-Core 57.1
8-Core 340
20% 199 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
35.4% Below average
Memory 45.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 119
52% 88.8 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 157
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K1stBench 59%, 49 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,050x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples826x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples457x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples427x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples518x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples378x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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