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Intel logo Core i7-6850K
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Intel logo Core i5-4590

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General information Core i7-6850K Core i5-4590
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 7.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 84 W 40 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6850K Core i5-4590
Overall Score 52179 0 % 43160 17.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 42 % 20.8 %
Benchmark Score 7413 0 % 3470 53.2 %
Single Thread Score 2415 0 % 2065.1 14.5 %
Encrypting Data 3155.3 MB/s 0 % 1348.7 MB/s 57.3 %
Compressing Data 168.8 MB/s 0 % 74.5 MB/s 55.9 %
String objects sorting 22151.8 thousand/s 0 % 10282.9 thousand/s 53.6 %
Prime numbers generation 49.8 millions/s 0 % 32 millions/s 35.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39935.2 millions/s 0 % 15962.9 millions/s 60 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25765.4 millions/s 0 % 12047.7 millions/s 53.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6850K, Core i5-4590.

Average frames per second Core i7-6850K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.7 FPS 82.9 FPS
High settings 175.5 FPS 132.6 FPS
Medium settings 219.3 FPS 165.7 FPS
Low settings 274.1 FPS 207.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6850K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 142.4 FPS 126.6 FPS
High settings 227.9 FPS 202.6 FPS
Medium settings 284.9 FPS 253.2 FPS
Low settings 356.1 FPS 316.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %
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