Intel
Intel Core i7-6700
Intel's 65 W Skylake desktop processor for LGA1151: 4 cores and 8 threads on a 14 nm process, 3.4 GHz base and up to 4.0 GHz boost, 8 MB cache, DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600 and HD Graphics 530. It launched in September 2015 as the locked-multiplier sibling of the Core i7-6700K.
Pros
- 4 cores and 8 threads with Hyper-Threading and boost up to 4.0 GHz
- 65 W TDP, lower than the 91 W of the Core i7-6700K
- Intel lists an included thermal solution for the boxed processor
- Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with Quick Sync for display output and video encoding
- Works with DDR4 or DDR3L memory depending on the motherboard
Cons
- Locked multiplier, so no overclocking
- Four cores is fewer than the six-core Core i5 chips Intel introduced with its 8th generation
- Memory officially limited to 64 GB and DDR4-2133
- Intel's ordering page lists it as retired and discontinued, and servicing ended in September 2022
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-6700
General
- Announced
- 2015
- Socket
- LGA1151
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 4
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4 GHz
- L2 cache
- 1 MB
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel HD Graphics 530
- iGPU clock
- 1,150 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2133 / DDR3L-1600
- Max memory
- 64 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 8,033Bottom 10%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,274Bottom 13%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-6700 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i7-6700 earns an Inno Score of 25.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 65 W Skylake desktop processor for LGA1151: 4 cores and 8 threads on a 14 nm process, 3.4 GHz base and up to 4.0 GHz boost, 8 MB cache, DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600 and HD Graphics 530. It launched in September 2015 as the locked-multiplier sibling of the Core i7-6700K.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-6700?
Cores: 4 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4 GHz · Socket: LGA1151
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-6700?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-4790, AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, Intel Core i5-6600K — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
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