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

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▲ 704,222 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 324,238 user samples
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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: 216th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
294,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 213th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		83.6 % 84.1 % +1%
Average Score 
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12% 		76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 136 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		227 Pts 264 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		435 Pts 490 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		713 Pts 808 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+13%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		87.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		131 Pts 146 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		259 Pts 287 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		500 Pts 553 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		812 Pts 878 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8%
Value & Sentiment 
+173%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.25 % Hugely higher market share.
+733%
Value
Value For Money 		109 % Better value.
+17% 		93.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % 70 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score) 		$105 Much cheaper.
+45% 		$190
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		101 Months 63 Months Much more recent.
+38%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 95 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz 4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+10%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1012 Pts 1106 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+9%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		903 Pts 1017 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+13%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Broadwell-E Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.6%
Average Bench 84.1%

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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Early Q3 of 2019 sees the release of the new Ryzen 5 3600X: a hex-core, 12-thread processor. AMD are releasing five new CPUs based on their latest Zen 2 microarchitecture which delivers approximately 13% better IPC than the previous 12nm Zen+. For workstation builds the 3600X is viable, however, the $200 USD Ryzen 5 3600 represents a far better value proposition. The additional $40 USD for the 3600X basically buys a better cooler (Spire vs Stealth). This allows for an extra 200 MHz of extra base and boost clock: 3.8 / 4.4 GHz on the 3600X vs 3.6 / 4.2 GHz on the 3600, this translates to approximately 2% higher overclocked performance for 20% more money. Neither of the stock coolers on the 3600 or 3600X are as effective as a $20 USD aftermarket cooler such as the Gammaxx 400. The 3600 with a Gammaxx 400 outperforms the 3600X with a Spire cooler and when both use a Gammaxx 400 they are more or less identical. The 3600X SKU is basically a marketing gimmick designed to milk unsuspecting consumers. Comparing the 3600X to Intel’s overclocked flagship i5-9600K shows that although the 3600X has 29% faster 64-core speed, it is around 11% worse for gaming (sub eight core performance). Additionally, the 3600X's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which can also impact gaming. The arrival of Zen 2 marks the end of the "Sandy Bridge (i5-2500K)" era, Intel can no longer rely exclusively on their single-core advantage to dominate the market, they must also compete on price. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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