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: 174.34

Overall Rank:
1484th fastest in multithreading out of 5811 CPUs
1313th fastest in single threading out of 5811 CPUs
452nd fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $65.23 USD (2026-03-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11372

Single Thread Rating

2386

Samples: 1496*
*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	39,459 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,789 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	49 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,815 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,145 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	171,183 KBytes/Sec
Physics	837 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,926 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,386 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$71.51 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,429
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,258
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,680
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,372

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		196.98
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		174.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.59
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		62.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,386

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3308567 - Feb 24 2026		12309
BL3286870 - Feb 14 2026		11553
BL3269809 - Feb 07 2026		11193
BL3252042 - Jan 30 2026		12554
BL3250364 - Jan 29 2026		11167

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 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,372
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,258 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		10,718 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,828 (-13.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,733 (-23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,163 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,990 (+14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,777 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,378 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,938 (-21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,010 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,717 (-23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,869 (+22.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,171
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,448
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,013

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

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