Intel Core i7-6850K: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i7-6850K is a 6-core and 12-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 3600 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
990
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
5776
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
11295
PassMark Single Thread Rating
2415
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
6393

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i7-6850K
Frequency
3600 MHz
Maximum Frequency
3800 MHz
Cores
6
Threads
12
TDP
140 W
Codename
Broadwell E
Package
FCLGA2011-3
Intel Core i7-6850K
Intel Core i7-6850K: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
1003
Multi-Core Score
6327
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Model
ASUS All Series
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X99-E WS/USB 3.1
Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i7-6850K
Topology
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1
Base Frequency
3.60 GHz
Maximum Frequency
3.80 GHz
Package
Socket 2011 LGA
Codename
Broadwell-E/EP
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L2 Cache
256 KB x 6
L3 Cache
15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
128.00 GB
Frequency
1599 MHz
Type
DDR4 SDRAM
Channels
4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score1003
Crypto Score1389
Integer Score949
Floating Point Score 1056
AES-XTS1389
2.37 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1065
5.39 MB/sec
Image Compression1122
53.1 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)938
2.65 MTE/sec
HTML5876
1.03 MElements/sec
SQLite948
296.9 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering938
50.9 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering928
295.6 KB/sec
Clang933
7.27 Klines/sec
Camera827
9.59 images/sec
N-Body Physics947
1.19 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics988
6122.8 FPS
Gaussian Blur815
44.8 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection854
6.58 images/sec
Horizon Detection946
23.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1636
80.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR1858
25.3 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1215
975.5 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion848
7.60 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition1048
33.5 Words/sec
Machine Learning901
34.8 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score6327
Crypto Score7421
Integer Score6056
Floating Point Score 6733
AES-XTS7421
12.6 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)7059
35.7 MB/sec
Image Compression7716
365.0 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)5563
15.7 MTE/sec
HTML54961
5.82 MElements/sec
SQLite5686
1.78 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering6721
364.8 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering5520
1.72 MB/sec
Clang6541
51.0 Klines/sec
Camera5284
61.2 images/sec
N-Body Physics5905
7.39 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics7914
49030.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur5239
288.0 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection6206
47.8 images/sec
Horizon Detection6883
169.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting9697
475.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR12225
166.6 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing8448
6.78 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion5652
50.6 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition5154
164.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning4228
163.4 images/sec