Intel Core i7 6800K 3.4GHz Socket 2011-3

The i7-6800K is most affordable Broadwell-E part, providing more CPU cores for not much more than an i7-6700K, though the 6700K still wins in gaming comparisons.
-- As reviewed by PC Gamer Intel Core i7 6800K 3.4GHz Socket 2011-3
79

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    1
  • Good:
    2
  • Average:
    1
  • Bad:
    0
TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

Competitors and Related Products

Expert reviews and ratings

83

The i7-6800K is most affordable Broadwell-E part, providing more CPU cores for not much more than an i7-6700K, though the 6700K still wins in gaming comparisons.

By PC Gamer on
80

Everything else aside, the Core i7 6800K is the best-value six-core processor ever made and precious few corners have been sanded off to make it fit into its $440 (£400) price point.For certain usage cases though the extra $100 (£100) you'd be spending...

By pcgamesn.com on

These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this 2D performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll...

By Ocaholic on

Man, there is just so much to take in with this launch. I've gone through the testing and even though I have to follow up (hopefully) later on today when our 1700 comes in with its performance. I can say that testing Ryzen as a whole has been a...

By LanOC Reviews on

While the Core i7 6800K has been available for a few months now, there hadn't been any review on it since Intel hadn't sent out any Broadwell-E samples for Linux testing this time around. However, I did end up finally buying a Core i7 6800K now that the...

By Phoronix on

What would you do with more CPU cores? This is a question I see posted from an Intel employee on a yearly basis, and it actually is a difficult question to answer depending on your computing background. A gamer might not need more than four or six, and...

By AnandTech on

Is Broadwell more attractive to enthusiasts without graphics and up to 10 Hyper-Threaded cores? We test against two previous generations, plus Skylake to find out.Intel launched its sixth-gen Core architecture, code-named Skylake, last August. That...

By Tom's Hardware UK on

The 10 Tentacle Core i7 6950X, Core i7 6900K / 6850K & 6800K Processors Hey - It's All About Mega-Tasking!Hey y'all! The moment has arrived, Intel is stepping up the game by offering a new series of flagship (for consumers) processors, these are the new...

By Guru of 3D on

We always knew we'd be seeing Broadwell again, though. There's a fairly predictable lag between when Intel rolls out a new architecture and when the design is adapted for server/workstation use. So, when we got our hands on Xeon E5-2600 v4 , based on...

By Tom's Hardware on
86

Enquanto o Core i7-6950X ainda tinha seus "truques na manga", entregando resultados bastante impressionantes em testes que faziam bom uso da quantidade massiva de threads que ele possui (20), o Core i7-6800K acaba sendo um legítimo exemplo da estagnação...

International Review By adrenaline.uol.com.br on
65

Intel bietet mit dem Core i7-6800K einen vergleichsweise günstigen und trotzdem starken Enthusiasten-Prozessor an. Die Hexacore-CPU schlägt im Test deutlich teurere Modelle in vielen Benchmarks bei gleichbleibender...

International Review By Chip.de on

Maxon hat den beliebten weil kostenlosen und einfach zu handhabenden CPU-Benchmark Cinebench neu aufgelegt. Sechs Jahre nach Cinebench R15 folgt Cinebench R20 mit neuer Engine und neuer...

International Review By ComputerBase on

tl;dr: Maxon hat den beliebten weil kostenlosen und einfach zu handhabenden CPU-Benchmark Cinebench neu aufgelegt. Sechs Jahre nach Cinebench R15 folgt Cinebench R20 mit neuer Engine und neuer Projektdatei. ComputerBase hat eigene Benchmarks erstellt...

International Review By ComputerBase on

Mithilfe unserer umfangreichen Benchmark-Tests - der CPU-Leistungsindex basiert auf jeweils acht aktuellen Spielen und besonders...

International Review By PC Games Hardware on