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AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs Intel i7-6850K

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600E is newer than Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz and is around 9% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Ryzen 5 2600E uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1499 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 5 2600E×Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $65.23 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4FCLGA2011-3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.0 GHzUp to 4.0 GHz
# of Physical Cores6 (Threads: 12)6 (Threads: 12)
CacheL1: 576KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 16MBL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB
TDP65W140W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$25.55
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2025Q2 2016
# of Samples31496
CPU Rank14161484
CPU Value0.0174.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2297(-3.7%)2386(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)12346(0.0%)11372(-7.9%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600E
12,346
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
11,372
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 5 2600E
NA
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
174.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2600E
2,297
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
2,386
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600E Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Max TDP65W140W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.