Intel Core i7-6850K vs Intel Core i7-6800K

Intel Core i7-6850K
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / May 2016
Intel Core i7-6850K
Intel Core i7-6800K
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / May 2016
Intel Core i7-6800K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6850K

9% higher single threaded performance.
9% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6800K

None

Intel Core i7-6850K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6850K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
ArchitectureIntel_BroadwellvsIntel_Broadwell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameBroadwell-EvsBroadwell-E
Release DateMay 2016vsMay 2016

Cores

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
L1 Cache32 KB (per core)vs32 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache15360 KB (shared)vs15360 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
SocketIntel Socket 2011-3vsIntel Socket 2011-3
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-6850KIntel Core i7-6800K
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP140 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    4256 points
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    4256 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    29030 points
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    27417 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Rendering: POV-Ray 3.7

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    2473
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    2240

points per second - higher is better

7-zip

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    33950
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    31102

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    134.72
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    119.27

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    1076.03
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    991.01

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    1195
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    1096

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    164
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    154

points - higher is better