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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 108.91

Overall Rank:
1191st fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
1039th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
383rd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
11435
Single Thread Rating
2400

Samples: 1392*
*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 Math39,576 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math25,842 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,132 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,153 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression171,605 KBytes/Sec
Physics849 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,943 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,400 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$105.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
 11,435
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
 108.91
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
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
 2,400
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2506479 - Mar 25 2025
11625
BL2497932 - Mar 21 2025
11227
BL2493396 - Mar 19 2025 [Overclocked]
12705
BL2493034 - Mar 19 2025
11329
BL2490385 - Mar 18 2025 [Overclocked]
13895
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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
 11,435
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 13,037 (+14.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 12,277 (+7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 13,173 (+15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 11,576 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 9,383 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 9,229 (-19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 13,894 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 16,033 (+40.2%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 12,939 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 10,733 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 10,168 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-6850K
 10,040 (-12.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,328
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
 2,035