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 Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K

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

Maximum

179

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

153

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

761

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

High

689

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

Fortnite

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135 FPS+45%

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114 FPS+23%

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137 FPS+47%

$0.95/FPS

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Ryzen 5 3600

111 FPS+19%

$0.85/FPS

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Core i3-14100

160 FPS+72%

$0.69/FPS

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Core i3-12100

142 FPS+53%

$0.8/FPS

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145 FPS+56%

$0.77/FPS

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4 Cores @ 1.73 GHz

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Core i7-6850K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $617

Specifications

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My Games With Core i7-6850K

Grand Theft Auto V

World of Warcraft

League of Legends

Valorant

Minecraft

Fortnite

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