Intel Core i7-6850K: specs and benchmarks

Intel started Intel Core i7-6850K sales on May 2016 at a recommended price of $475. This is Broadwell-E architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz 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 good benchmark performance at 29.97 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

Of Core i7-6850K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.

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.

Information on Core i7-6850K compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6850K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Core i7-6850K technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6850K are enumerated here.

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-6850K.

Specifications and connection of Core i7-6850K's supported peripherals.

Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-6850K. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-6850K. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

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.