Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Core i5 8600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-6850K
i5-8600K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
140 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
6
Multiplier
36x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1150 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
1,649
Geekbench 6
3,877
6,050
Cinebench R23
—
1,201
Cinebench R23
—
6,612
Geekbench 5
—
1,163
Geekbench 5
—
5,367
Passmark CPU
—
2,603
Passmark CPU
—
10,201
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.