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Intel BX80671I76850K

Core i7-6850K

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

Average Bench: 83.6% (195th of 1442)

more Based on 29,279 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000406F1, , 1FABFBFF000406F1, 0000000000000000, BFEBFBFF000406E3, 0F8BFBFF000406F1, 1F8BFBFF000406F1 Models: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6850K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6850k CPU @ 3,80 GHz

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]

Poor: 74%Average: 83.6% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i7-6850K averaged just 16.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-6850K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 86.5Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 435Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-6850K is just 18.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-6850K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 903Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 713Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 29,279 samples)
Rank 19583.6%
Min Avg Max
76.5 Memory 86.5 95.5
93.1 1-Core 114 131
191 2-Core 227 259
80.5% 143 Pts
Min Avg Max
370 4-Core 435 500
606 8-Core 713 812
70.2% 574 Pts
Min Avg Max
778 64-Core 903 1,012
55.9% 903 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 716
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
86% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 695
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 887
55% 887 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 241
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 723
72% 585 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
79.8% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 181
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 748
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 934
58% 934 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,762,734 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $628 @ launch in Jun '16
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Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING - $300

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel  $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples258x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples282x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples173x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples154x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples55x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples41x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples41x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples20x
CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 71%, 3,272 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $909

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
Code NameBroadwell E
Launch DateQ2'16
Processor Numberi7-6850K
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4 GHz
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP140 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 2400/2133
Memory Channels4
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
vPro TechNo
Smart Response TechYes

Package

Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA2011-v3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site ark.intel.com/...

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USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

I7 6850K ASUS STIX X99 32GB DDR4 PC 3000@3150 SLi EVGA 1080GTX SC @2114/5508 Raid 0 2 SSD HDs 480GB SATA 6GB need cpu like this to do the job right take over new i7 8700

GBR-User
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5,782

Good

3 years ago.

Its got lots of OC'ing fun available!

CAN-User
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4,960

Good

3 years ago.

one of the best upgrades to the i7 - 970 and after trying the AMD 1800X that came out recently.

ITA-User
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4,069

Excellent

3 years ago.

work well more than anyother cpu

UKR-User
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3,591

Excellent

8 months ago.

Video rendering pretty fast

SVK-User
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2,452

Good

5 years ago.

When Intel have ussually 4 core and Ryzen didnt exist, this CPU Will bé perfect, Yes price and TPD is too much,good motherboard is more expensive than other socket but performace is Very good! Overclock is not Very good potential, but without OC this CPU is still strong (my max is 4,4Ghz)

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

7 years ago.

Antimat
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42

Excellent

4 years ago.

When on stock were just only I7 7700k and some FX from AMD ........ This was be better multicore CPU.... I7 7700k have higher clock and AMD have more cores but this have 6cores have nice 1 core performace (not better than 7700K) but have more cores,and solder IHS ..... AMD have more cores but 1 core performace is.....poor and I chose this....After years AMD released Ryzen and that CPU will be very similar with this,but price on Ryzen will be better

Ardy
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4

Excellent

6 years ago.

@ $300 it serves all my needs.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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