Core i7-6850K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
6	12	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $617

Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011

Specifications

General
Release Date	May 31st, 2016
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Broadwell E

Performance
Cores	6
Threads	12
Base Frequency	3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	140 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i7-6850K

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

126

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

153

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

205

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

761

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

179

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

Fortnite

Core i7-6850K Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 7 5700G

188 FPS+9%

£0.74/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-core, 16-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.6GHz

Ryzen 5 3600

179 FPS+4%

£0.56/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Core i3-14100

200 FPS+16%

£0.62/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz

Ryzen 7 5700

189 FPS+10%

£0.71/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Processor (8 Cores/16 Threads, 65W DTP, AM4 Socket, Cache 20MB, Up to 4.6 GHz Frequency Boost, Wraith Spire cooler)

Core i3-12100

192 FPS+12%

£0.53/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Core i7-8700

177 FPS+3%

£0.78/FPS

Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Core i5-9600K

182 FPS+6%

£0.78/FPS

Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)

Core i3-13100

195 FPS+13%

£0.54/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz

Core i3-9100F

174 FPS+1%

£0.75/FPS

Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Core i3-10100

175 FPS+2%

£0.57/FPS

Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

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Jan 4th, 2023

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Core i5-4690K

Jun 2nd, 2014

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Core i5-4570

Jun 2nd, 2013

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Core i5-8600

Feb 14th, 2018

£89.97

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Pentium G640

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Core i7-6850K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $617

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Core i7-6850K FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i7-6850K

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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