Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Xeon 6990E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Clearwater Forest
Processor Number
i7-6850K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
140 W
450 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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98°C
Foundry
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Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
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Performance Core Threads
12
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
6
288
Total Thread Count
12
288
Multiplier
36x
22.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
576 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
40
96
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
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Geekbench 6
3,877
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.