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Intel logo Core i7-6850K
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General information Core i7-6850K Core i5-2300
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2011
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 % 2.8 GHz 22.2 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 22.5 %
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 i5-2300
Overall Score 52179 0 % 38561 26.1 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 23 % 56.6 %
Benchmark Score 7413 0 % 2211 70.2 %
Single Thread Score 2415 0 % 1438.2 40.4 %
Encrypting Data 3155.3 MB/s 37.1 % 5013.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 168.8 MB/s 0 % 55.1 MB/s 67.4 %
String objects sorting 22151.8 thousand/s 0 % 7683.3 thousand/s 65.3 %
Prime numbers generation 49.8 millions/s 0 % 21.9 millions/s 56.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39935.2 millions/s 0 % 12176.4 millions/s 69.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25765.4 millions/s 0 % 6361.2 millions/s 75.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6850K, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i7-6850K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.7 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 175.5 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 219.3 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 274.1 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.8 %

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 i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 142.4 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 227.9 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 284.9 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 356.1 FPS 296.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.8 %
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