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IntelBX80671I76850K
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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▲ 594,771 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 412,699 user samples
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383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 114th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
29,279 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 93% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 93%
SPEED RANK: 204th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		95.9 % Faster effective speed.
+15% 		83.6 %
Average Score 
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84 Pts 86.5 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		162 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42% 		114 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		315 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39% 		227 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33% 		435 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		883 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+24% 		713 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+23%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.8 Pts 95.5 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		172 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+31% 		131 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		342 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		259 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		667 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+33% 		500 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		989 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22% 		812 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+530%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.29 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,050% 		0.06 %
Value
Value For Money 		121 % Better value.
+13% 		107 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		94 % Much more popular.
+59% 		59 %
Price
Price (score) 		$120 $115 +4%
Nice To Haves 
+23%
Age
Newest 		43 Months Much more recent.
+55% 		96 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54% 		140 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1160 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+15% 		1012 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1055 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+17% 		903 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen3 Broadwell-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 LGA2011-V3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 95.9%
Average Bench 83.6%
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The Core i7-6850K is one of four new Broadwell-E prosumer CPUs. This model has six cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.6 and 4.0 GHz respectively. The 6850K is based on the 14 nm Broadwell-E architecture. It has a TDP of 140 watts, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes and no integrated graphics. Because of its relatively high MSRP of around $700, this CPU only makes sense for niche use cases which could include top end graphics design or video production workstations. Comparing the 6850K and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use the 6850K only offers a gain of around 10% for a whopping two fold price increase. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6850K. [Jun '16 CPUPro]

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