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IntelBX80671I76850K
IntelBX80662I76700K
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

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▲ 7947,234 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 618,257 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: 216th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 243rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		83.6 % +3% 80.8 %
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.5 Pts 88.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 119 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		227 Pts +1% 224 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		435 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+10% 		395 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		713 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19% 		597 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts 95.9 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		131 Pts 137 Pts +5%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		259 Pts +0% 258 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		500 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		459 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		812 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+17% 		696 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+977%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.8 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,900%
Value
Value For Money 		109 % Slightly better value.
+9% 		100 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % 79 % Much more popular.
+34%
Price
Price (score) 		$105 Cheaper.
+17% 		$127
Nice To Haves 
+16%
Age
Newest 		101 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		111 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 91 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+35%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 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 		1,012 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+41% 		716 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		903 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+48% 		612 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Broadwell-E Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'16 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		15 MB 8 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4 2400/2133 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		None Intel® HD Graphics 530
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.6%
Average Bench 80.8%

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 Core i7-6700K is Intel's latest "Skylake" flagship processor. It replaces the hugely successful i7-4790K and takes the crown as the fastest mainstream consumer CPU available. Comparing performance and specs between the 4790K and 6700K shows that the configuration is largely unchanged (same base clocks, cores, threads) but the improved manufacturing process (14nm) brings a small reduction in TDP and a performance improvement of 8%; almost exactly the same jump as between the Ivy Bridge 3770K and Haswell 4770K. Owners of any unlocked-K Intel CPU from Sandy Bridge or onwards still have no real reason to upgrade as the performance improvements are largely academic but the i7-6700K will be the CPU of choice for the vast majority of top end PC builds in 2015. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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