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: 120.35

Overall Rank:
1260th fastest in multithreading out of 5135 CPUs
1096th fastest in single threading out of 5135 CPUs
404th fastest in out of 1448 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $95.00 USD (2025-05-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11433

Single Thread Rating

2402

Samples: 1413*
*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	39,592 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,075 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,154 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	171,704 KBytes/Sec
Physics	848 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,950 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,402 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$95.00 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 25th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,683
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,311
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,139
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,471
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,173
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,433

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.95
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.65
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		174.10
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K		143.13
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		120.35
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.92
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 25th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
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
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,402

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2633924 - May 18 2025		11858
BL2619758 - May 12 2025		11915
BL2610611 - May 08 2025 [Overclocked]		13720
BL2602007 - May 05 2025		12062
BL2600260 - May 04 2025		11269

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 25th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		11,433
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,275 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		10,726 (-6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,039 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,136 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		11,562 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,399 (-17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,223 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		8,645 (-24.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,894 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		13,167 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-6850K		9,537 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6850K		12,797 (+11.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,500
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,338
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,589
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,697
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,520
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,423
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz		2,034

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