Intel Core i7-6850K: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Benchmarks
Mining
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
Intel started Intel Core i7-6850K sales 31 May 2016 at a recommended price of $475. This is Broadwell E architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011-3 processor with a TDP of 140 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 12.68 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i7-6850K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Value for money (0-100)
0.33
Market segment
Desktop
Architecture codename
Broadwell E
Release date
31 May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)
$475
Technical specs
Core i7-6850K's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-6850K's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
6
Number of threads
12
64 bit support
+
Unlocked
+
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-6850K compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
FCLGA2011-3
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6850K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI
+
AVX
+
vPro
-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)
+
Turbo Boost
2.0
Hyper-Threading
+
Idle States
+
Smart Response
+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
+
Security technologies
Core i7-6850K technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
+
EDB
+
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6850K are enumerated here.
VT-d
+
VT-x
+
EPT
+
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-6850K.
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of Core i7-6850K's supported peripherals.
PCIe revision
3.0
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-6850K. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
12.68
Passmark
11250
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
15290
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-6850K. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
9.9 Mh/s
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i7-6850K is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i7-6850K performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
100 %
Core i7-6850KAMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-6850K from AMD is Ryzen 3 4300G, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.