Compare processors

Intel logo Core i7-6850K
versus
Intel logo Core i5-2500K

Intel Core i7-6850K logo Intel Core i5-2500K logo
General information Core i7-6850K Core i5-2500K
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Sandy Bridge
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 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6850K Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 52301 0 % 40500 22.6 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 21 % 60.4 %
Benchmark Score 7482 0 % 2690 64 %
Single Thread Score 2395.8 0 % 1682 29.8 %
Encrypting Data 3137.6 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 66.9 %
Compressing Data 168.9 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 61 %
String objects sorting 22288.9 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 59.6 %
Prime numbers generation 49.6 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 47.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39536.2 millions/s 0 % 14398.1 millions/s 63.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25940 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 71.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6850K, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6850K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.6 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 175.3 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 219.1 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 273.9 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.1 %

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 i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 142.5 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 227.9 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 284.9 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 356.2 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors