Intel Core i7-8700 vs Intel Core i7-6850K
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-8700 and Intel Core i7-6850K. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1156 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 990 |
| 5814 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 5776 |
| 13091 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 11295 |
| 2677 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2415 |
| 7299 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 6393 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-8700 | Processor | Intel Core i7-6850K |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 3600 MHz |
| 4600 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3800 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Socket 1151 LGA | Package | FCLGA2011-3 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1161 | Single-Core Score | 1003 |
| 4754 | Multi-Core Score | 6327 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform | Model | ASUS All Series |
| Intel Corporation 440BX Desktop Reference Platform | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X99-E WS/USB 3.1 |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-8700 | Name | Intel Core i7-6850K |
| 8 Processors, 8 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1 |
| 3.19 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.80 GHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Broadwell-E/EP | |
| 32.0 KB x 1 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 1 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 1 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 12.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 15.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 7.77 GB | Size | 128.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1599 MHz | |
| Type | DDR4 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1161 | Single-Core Score | 1003 |
|---|---|---|
| 1536 | Crypto Score | 1389 |
| 1053 | Integer Score | 949 |
| 1333 | Floating Point Score | 1056 |
| 1536 2.62 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1389 2.37 GB/sec |
| 1025 5.18 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1065 5.39 MB/sec |
| 1203 56.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1122 53.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1090 3.07 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 938 2.65 MTE/sec |
| 1215 1.43 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 876 1.03 MElements/sec |
| 1167 365.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 948 296.9 Krows/sec |
| 602 32.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 938 50.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1018 324.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 928 295.6 KB/sec |
| 1194 9.30 Klines/sec | Clang | 933 7.27 Klines/sec |
| 1142 13.2 images/sec | Camera | 827 9.59 images/sec |
| 1064 1.33 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 947 1.19 Mpairs/sec |
| 1242 7697.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 988 6122.8 FPS |
| 1114 61.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 815 44.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1129 8.69 images/sec | Face Detection | 854 6.58 images/sec |
| 1121 27.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 946 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2174 106.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1636 80.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2402 32.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1858 25.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1539 1.24 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1215 975.5 Kpixels/sec |
| 1132 10.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 848 7.60 Kpixels/sec |
| 1129 36.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1048 33.5 Words/sec |
| 1230 47.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 901 34.8 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4754 | Multi-Core Score | 6327 |
|---|---|---|
| 5467 | Crypto Score | 7421 |
| 4216 | Integer Score | 6056 |
| 5801 | Floating Point Score | 6733 |
| 5467 9.32 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 7421 12.6 GB/sec |
| 4987 25.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 7059 35.7 MB/sec |
| 5956 281.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 7716 365.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 3455 9.74 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 5563 15.7 MTE/sec |
| 4996 5.87 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 4961 5.82 MElements/sec |
| 5327 1.67 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5686 1.78 Mrows/sec |
| 1247 67.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 6721 364.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 4570 1.42 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 5520 1.72 MB/sec |
| 5798 45.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 6541 51.0 Klines/sec |
| 4668 54.1 images/sec | Camera | 5284 61.2 images/sec |
| 5078 6.35 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5905 7.39 Mpairs/sec |
| 6888 42675.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 7914 49030.5 FPS |
| 6276 345.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 5239 288.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 5708 43.9 images/sec | Face Detection | 6206 47.8 images/sec |
| 5591 137.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 6883 169.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 7655 375.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 9697 475.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 11564 157.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 12225 166.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 10308 8.28 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 8448 6.78 Mpixels/sec |
| 5795 51.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 5652 50.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 2873 91.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 5154 164.8 Words/sec |
| 2352 90.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 4228 163.4 images/sec |