Intel Core i7-6700 vs Intel Core i7-990X
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-6700 and Intel Core i7-990X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 969 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 676 |
| 3751 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3733 |
| 8057 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 7262 |
| 2302 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1603 |
| 4467 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 4353 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-6700 | Processor | Intel Core i7-990X |
| 3400 MHz | Frequency | 3470 MHz |
| 4000 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3730 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 130 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 530 | GPU | |
| Skylake | Codename | Gulftown |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | FCLGA1366 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 966 | Single-Core Score | 669 |
| 3829 | Multi-Core Score | 2104 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Ubuntu 20.10 |
| iMac19,1 | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper |
| iMac19,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 iMac19,1 | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.Sniper |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-6700 | Name | Intel Core i7-990X |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2 |
| 3.40 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.46 GHz |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 12.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 15.63 GB |
| RAM | Type |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 966 | Single-Core Score | 669 |
|---|---|---|
| 841 | Crypto Score | 649 |
| 946 | Integer Score | 691 |
| 1030 | Floating Point Score | 623 |
| 841 1.43 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 649 1.11 GB/sec |
| 791 4.00 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 811 4.10 MB/sec |
| 1008 47.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 707 33.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 931 2.63 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 747 2.11 MTE/sec |
| 855 1.00 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 711 834.5 KElements/sec |
| 934 292.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 672 210.4 Krows/sec |
| 992 53.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 696 37.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1000 318.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 570 181.5 KB/sec |
| 985 7.68 Klines/sec | Clang | 684 5.33 Klines/sec |
| 1047 12.1 images/sec | Camera | 651 7.54 images/sec |
| 1066 1.33 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 583 729.3 Kpairs/sec |
| 1228 7610.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 834 5167.5 FPS |
| 301 16.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 579 31.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 603 4.65 images/sec | Face Detection | 640 4.93 images/sec |
| 990 24.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 735 18.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 2127 104.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1236 60.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1936 26.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1306 17.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1114 894.6 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 828 665.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 995 8.91 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 487 4.36 Kpixels/sec |
| 1171 37.4 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 378 12.1 Words/sec |
| 1102 42.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 168 6.49 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3829 | Multi-Core Score | 2104 |
|---|---|---|
| 3289 | Crypto Score | 1218 |
| 3688 | Integer Score | 2158 |
| 4226 | Floating Point Score | 2133 |
| 3289 5.61 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1218 2.08 GB/sec |
| 4907 24.8 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2517 12.7 MB/sec |
| 4679 221.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2879 136.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2311 6.52 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1413 3.99 MTE/sec |
| 3263 3.83 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1919 2.25 MElements/sec |
| 3897 1.22 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 2625 822.5 Krows/sec |
| 3820 207.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2611 141.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3147 1002.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1533 488.3 KB/sec |
| 4230 33.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 2878 22.4 Klines/sec |
| 3682 42.7 images/sec | Camera | 1710 19.8 images/sec |
| 4630 5.79 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3700 4.63 Mpairs/sec |
| 6268 38832.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2508 15535.9 FPS |
| 3882 213.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 3367 185.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 4744 36.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 2512 19.3 images/sec |
| 4089 100.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2260 55.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 5868 287.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3008 147.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 7186 97.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2215 30.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 6481 5.20 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2039 1.64 Mpixels/sec |
| 3799 34.0 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1371 12.3 Kpixels/sec |
| 2124 67.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1630 52.1 Words/sec |
| 1593 61.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 774 29.9 images/sec |