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IntelBX80671I76850K
AMDYD170XBCAEWOF
▲ 594,770 ▼

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

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▲ 7012,326 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 95,749 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
66,470 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		83.6 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		71 %
Average Score 
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+23% 		70.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		114 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11% 		103 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		227 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12% 		202 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		435 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13% 		386 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		713 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6% 		674 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+12%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20% 		79.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		131 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+13% 		116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		259 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15% 		226 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		500 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13% 		444 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		812 Pts 813 Pts +0%
Value & Sentiment 
+18%
Market Share
Based on 67,720,073 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.04 %
Value
Value For Money 		107 % Much better value.
+42% 		75.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % 70 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score) 		$115 Much cheaper.
+49% 		$225
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		94 Months 85 Months Slightly more recent.
+10%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 95 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1012 Pts 1183 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+17%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		903 Pts 1032 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+14%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Broadwell-E Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.6%
Average Bench 71%
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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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The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X isn't due for release until next week but two of our users have already submitted benchmarks. Comparing the quad and single core scores from our samples shows a relative 4.3% boost on the single core score so it’s possible that turbo wasn’t fully engaged (12% turbo boost expected). These preliminary results are seriously impressive as they put Zen’s IPC between 0% and 9% below Intel’s Kaby Lake. Even in the worst case scenario these results are still impressive. Comparing Intel’s $1,000 6900K and the 1700X shows that AMD delivers comparable performance for half the price! A shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as Zen rolls out. If Ryzen CPUs can overclock to 4.6+ GHz they will likely dominate the entire market putting a very welcome end to the monotonous tick-tock of recent years. [Feb '17 CPUPro]

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