Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6850K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 108.76

Overall Rank:
1187th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
1038th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
381st fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $105.00 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11420

Single Thread Rating

2397

Samples: 1386*
*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	39,537 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,812 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,122 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,147 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	171,392 KBytes/Sec
Physics	849 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,931 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,397 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$105.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$232.70 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,793
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,333
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,513
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,874
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,202
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,626
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,420

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		212.39
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.24
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		108.76
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
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 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,397

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2470088 - Mar 10 2025		11271
BL2470023 - Mar 10 2025		11643
BL2464191 - Mar 07 2025		11562
BL2460428 - Mar 06 2025		10909
BL2458831 - Mar 05 2025 [Overclocked]		12662

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 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,420
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,039 (+14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,276 (+7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,734 (-23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,166 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,145 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,070 (+5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		11,576 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		10,730 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,383 (-17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,230 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,893 (+21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,177 (+15.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,194
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,518
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,830
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,515
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,459
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,459
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,033

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