Intel Xeon 6970E+ vs Intel Core i7 6850K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6850K
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
400 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
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Foundry
Intel
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
192
6
Total Thread Count
192
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
23.0
36x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
256 K per core
L3 Cache
480 MB shared
15 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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6
Performance Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
12
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
96
40
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
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986
Geekbench 6
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3,877
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.