Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6850K
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
140 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
85 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Multiplier
36x
—
L1 Cache
32 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
44
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
1,432
Geekbench 6
3,877
10,707
Cinebench R23
—
1,075
Cinebench R23
—
17,953
Passmark CPU
—
2,608
Passmark CPU
—
30,525
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.