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Intel logo Core i7-6850K
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Intel logo Core i7-3930K

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General information Core i7-6850K Core i7-3930K
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 11.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 5 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6850K Core i7-3930K
Overall Score 52179 0 % 47997 8 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 27 % 49.1 %
Benchmark Score 7413 0 % 5307 28.4 %
Single Thread Score 2415 0 % 1756.3 27.3 %
Encrypting Data 3155.3 MB/s 0 % 2514.9 MB/s 20.3 %
Compressing Data 168.8 MB/s 0 % 134.1 MB/s 20.5 %
String objects sorting 22151.8 thousand/s 0 % 20621.6 thousand/s 6.9 %
Prime numbers generation 49.8 millions/s 0 % 37.6 millions/s 24.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39935.2 millions/s 0 % 32561.4 millions/s 18.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25765.4 millions/s 0 % 11991 millions/s 53.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6850K, Core i7-3930K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6850K Core i7-3930K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.7 FPS 97.2 FPS
High settings 175.5 FPS 155.6 FPS
Medium settings 219.3 FPS 194.5 FPS
Low settings 274.1 FPS 243.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.3 %

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 i7-3930K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 142.4 FPS 135.1 FPS
High settings 227.9 FPS 216.2 FPS
Medium settings 284.9 FPS 270.2 FPS
Low settings 356.1 FPS 337.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.1 %
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