Intel Core i7-6850K
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Released
Q2/2016
Intel Core i7-6850K

Processor Intel Core i7-6850K, specifications and benchmarks

732 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i7-6850K Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2016. Here are all the Intel Core i7-6850K’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.60 GHz, total of cores is 6. The CPU supports DDR4-2133DDR4-2400 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 2011-3. The TDP for CPU is 140 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i7-6850K

CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i7-6850K Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
  • Shader
  • Max. GPU Memory
    --
  • Max. displays
  • Generation
  • DirectX Version
  • Technology
  • Release date
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    No
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • JPEG
    No
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    4
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    15.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6850K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    454 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    118 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    477 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-6850K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1004
1002
999
998
Intel Core i7-6850K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
6034
6034
6014
5986
Intel Core i7-6850K
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
251.2
254.1
278.4
279.7
Intel Core i7-6850K

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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