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IntelBX80671I76850K
AMDFD8350FRHKBOX
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

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▲ 5726,763 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Effective Speed 
+38%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 342,475 user samples
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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: 195th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
313,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4.75 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 568th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		83.6 % Much faster effective speed.
+38% 		60.8 %
Average Score 
+75%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7% 		81 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		114 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+77% 		64.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		227 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+86% 		122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		435 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+97% 		221 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		713 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+109% 		341 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+73%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts +4% 91.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		131 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+79% 		73.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		259 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+81% 		143 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		500 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+97% 		254 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		812 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+105% 		397 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+8%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.05 % Higher market share.
+25%
Value
Value For Money 		107 % Much better value.
+42% 		74.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % +4% 57 %
Price
Price (score) 		$115 Cheaper.
+12% 		$130
Nice To Haves 
+42%
Age
Newest 		94 Months Much more recent.
+32% 		138 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 125 Watts More energy efficient.
+11%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+11%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz 4.2 GHz +5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1012 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+146% 		411 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		903 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+156% 		353 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Broadwell-E Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.6%
Average Bench 60.8%
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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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In terms of raw single-core performance the flagship AMD FX-8350 is lagging behind intel's processor line-up by over two generations. The PassMark Single Thread scores for the i5-2500K vs the FX-8350 are 1863 to 1520 which shows that in terms of raw per-core processing the FX-8350 is lagging the two year old i5 by 23%. Where the AMD FX makes up is on multi-core performance, with a score of 9156 vs 6745, the AMD leads the Intel 2500K by 36% making it the far more capable multi-threaded server orientated performer. The 8350 is also cheaper but significantly more power hungry which counts strongly against it as a server proposition. The FX-8350 could be a good fit for specific server use cases but for general consumer use, which is single and dual core intensive, Intel's two year old i5-2500K delivers better performance. [May '13 CPUPro]

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