Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2011-3

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6850K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-6850K CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 99.70

Overall Rank: 987

Last Price Change: $115.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

11466

Single Thread Rating: 2403
Samples: 1327*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,404
Thread: 2,206

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	39,697 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,947 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,353 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,149 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	171,815 KBytes/Sec
Physics	857 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,963 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,403 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$115.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$119.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,466

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		99.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,403

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2092533 - May 03 2024		11960
BL2089531 - Apr 29 2024		12132
BL2088201 - Apr 27 2024		10960
BL2081746 - Apr 19 2024		11939
BL2073059 - Apr 08 2024 [Overclocked]		13488

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,466
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,070 (+14.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,285 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		10,763 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,731 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		14,330 (+25.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,175 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,203 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,127 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		11,614 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,401 (-18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,280 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,929 (-22.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,382

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