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IntelBX80671I76850K
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

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▲ 594,772 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 285,996 user samples
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Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 310th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76.2 % 83.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84 Pts 86.5 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 114 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		208 Pts 227 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		371 Pts 435 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		556 Pts 713 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+28%
Overclocked Score 
+14%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.3 Pts 95.5 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		122 Pts 131 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		237 Pts 259 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		414 Pts 500 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+21%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		633 Pts 812 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+28%
Value & Sentiment 
+946%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.79 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,850% 		0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		86.2 % 109 % Better value.
+27%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		61 % +3% 59 %
Price
Price (score) 		$178 $105 Much cheaper.
+41%
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		94 Months Slightly more recent.
+7% 		101 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54% 		140 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.2 GHz +5% 4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		640 Pts 1,012 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+58%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		572 Pts 903 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+58%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Kaby Lake Broadwell-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 LGA2011-V3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 630 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'17 Q2'16
Cache
Cache 		8 MB 15 MB
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$303.00 - $312.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.20 GHz 4 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4 2400/2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 630 None
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 76.2%
Average Bench 83.6%

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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