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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+37%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 427,117 user samples
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84,873 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 88% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 81st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
342,244 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 355th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		98.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+37% 		72.4 %
Average Score 
+65%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		92 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10% 		83.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		146 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33% 		110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32% 		218 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		567 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+61% 		352 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1076 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+188% 		373 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+43%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.4 Pts +2% 95.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		155 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+14% 		136 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		307 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14% 		269 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		609 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34% 		455 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1193 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+151% 		476 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+28%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.49 % 0.51 % +4%
Value
Value For Money 		98.1 % 102 % +4%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 74 % Much more popular.
+32%
Price
Price (score) 		$286 $81 Much cheaper.
+72%
Nice To Haves 
+252%
Age
Newest 		44+ Months Much more recent.
+58% 		104 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1987 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+311% 		484 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1845 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+388% 		378 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.9%
Average Bench 72.4%
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The Intel Core i9-10850K is one of the best valued high-end CPUs from Intel in the past few years. Essentially, the 10850K is a worse binned 10900K, meaning that it may be a hundred or two megahertz slower than the 10900K and may not overclock as well as a standard 10900K. Otherwise, the 10850K is nearly identical to the 10900K. The 10850K is a very strong gaming and workstation CPU. With a sub-$400 price-tag, the 10850K has a similar pricing to the Ryzen 7 5800X. Gamers who want the faster overall gaming performance should go with the Ryzen 7 5800X, while users who want the best overclocking and a slightly better workstation/multi-core performance may want to stick with the 10850K. Note that Intel will be switching to a new chipset with their 12th generation Alder Lake processors, so the upgrade path is limited to Intel's 11th generation Rocket Lake processors, which is mostly not worth the upgrade. Also, as of Q1 of 2020, the 10900K remains $75-100 more expensive than the 10850K. There is just not enough performance gain for most users to justify the extra cost, so most users would be better off with a 10850K. At the end of the day, the 10850K is still a very solid choice for anyone who wants a high-performing intel processor that will last for a good few years before really needing a upgrade.  [May '21 NorthStar]

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The Intel Core i5-6600K is based on the new "Skylake" 14nm manufacturing process. Sporting 4 physical cores with base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.9 GHz the 6600K and its predecessor, the 4690K share the same basic configuration and disappointingly, offer similar performance. Comparing the 6600K and 6700K shows that the 6700K has faster multi and single core performance. The improved multi core performance is due to Hyperthreading which is the key differentiator for the i7-6700K. The gap in single core performance can largely be eliminated by overclocking the i5-6600K so although the stock effective speed is significantly higher on the 6700K, this gap diminishes significantly when both processors are overclocked. At a 30% discount, the 6600K is the better value gaming CPU. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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