CPUDesktopReleased May 30, 2016

Intel Core i7-6900K Processor

8C/16T · 3.7 GHz · 140 W

The Intel Core i7-6900K is the eight-core Broadwell-E processor for the LGA 2011-v3 high-end desktop platform, launched in May 2016. It succeeded the Haswell-E Core i7-5960X with a move to 14 nm and support for DDR4-2400, and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 can run its fastest core at up to 4.0 GHz. It provides 40 PCIe lanes on X99 motherboards and has no integrated graphics.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i7-6900K Processor
Segment
Desktop
Generation
Core i7 (Broadwell-E)
Codename
Broadwell-E
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Broadwell E
Release date
May 30, 2016
Price
$1,089Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
8 cores / 16 threads
Base clock
3.20 GHz
Boost clock
3.70 GHz
TDP (design W)
140 W
Unlocked
✓ Yes
L2 cache
2 MB
L3 cache
20 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA2011
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR4-2400
4-channel
Memory size
Up to 128 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
PCIe 3.0, 40 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft's supported processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 start at 8th Gen Intel Core (plus select Core X-series 7000X models), so this processor is not supported; Windows 10 is. Microsoft has not published a separate processor list for Windows 11 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions and ChromeOS Flex are supported. macOS is not supported.

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