Intel Core i7-6850K, 6 Cores & 12 Threads Unlocked X-Series Desktop Processor

It works great on the Asus ROG Rampage 10 Anniversary Edition. Plenty of lanes for SLI. This 6 core processor ran at 4GHZ on all cores right out of the box without changing a single setting. I easily overclocked this CPU to 4.4ghz @1.35V with a Noctua NH-U12S dual fan cooler. I still have to tweak various voltages, I think I can get the core voltage dropped a bit. But for now it's completely stable at good temps on Prime95 AVX and non AVX, HCI Memtest, Realbench plus other various benchmarks and games. This 6850K @ 4.4 runs cooler than my old 4 core i7-950 @ 3.9. Idle temps are usually about 27-28c and gaming temps are between 35-50c average. It's also about 60-70 percent faster in single core usage and much faster in multi core usage. Great CPU for gaming and workstation use. This new quad channel build has a little over 3 times faster ram compared to my old i7-950 tri channel ram build. My current ram is quad channel DDR4 G.Skill F4-3200C14-16GTZSW 4X16GB, my old ram was triple channel DDR3 Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D 3X2GB. Benchmarks: 21-22GBPS for the 950 / 66-67GBPS for the 6850K. This DDR4 ram has a lot better latency in benchmarks as well.Update: I hooked up an Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 with six Noctua NF-F12 fans in push/pull. I overclocked this CPU to 4.5GHz core @ 1.36V & 3.8GHz cache @ 1.33V. I can probably lower the voltages although the temps are great, I'll test that another time since it's stable. Idle temp on high performance mode is between 20-26C on the cores and 32-35C on the package, depending on ambeint temps (idles a few C above ambient in high performance mode). Full load temps are between 43-60C on the cores and package, depending on the application and ambeint temps. While playing games like GTA 5 & Ark in 1080@60hz with a 1080Ti, the temps are almost constantly under 40C, with the occasional short spike up to about 50C. This CPU is awesome with this cooler. The package temps under load never exceed my hottest cores temp, literally never. It's almost like my package temp and hottest core temp are linked under load. In fact, I've had one of my cores reach 1C hotter than my max package temp once during a stress test. Here are my Aida64 RAM speeds. READ: 68478MB/S - WRITE: 81462MB/S - COPY: 79085MB/S - LATENCY: 50.6ns.

FAST processor and very stable. Purchased this processor for heavy multitasking and professional photography workflow. It delivers! I can have all the Adobe Cloud apps open at once and be switching between them with no delays. Also, rendering video with this processor is smooth and fast in Premiere. Lightroom runs like you wouldn't believe. Exporting photos is quick. Runs very cool too. The highest the temp usually gets at full load in video render of 4k is 57c with a Kraken water cooler. Not bad at all. I've safely overclocked it to 4.4 on all 6 cores pretty easily and I'm sure I could go higher with tweaking and putting more time in but I want to keep it safe. Would highly recommend this processor for pro builds!

To begin with, this CPU is a monster!!!According to my build I am running a custom water loop under this CPU. I can overclock the CPU up to 19% and still sit at 30C if not lower. 56% @ 40C. 3D Mark physics test, just blows up. Easy 55-60 fps for 2K stress testing. Just completely unbelievable. If I were to invest into a CPU, I would personally choose the i7-6900X. 8 cores is the sweet spot. 6 is reasonable but, you do you.Important computer specs:ASUS rampage V edition 10HyperX 64GB @2133MhzI7-6850KRadiator #1 | 30mm thick and 3x360Radiator #2 | 80mm thick and 3x360That's right I shoved these radiators in a mid tower case. And still was able to fit a 250 mm reservoir.Extra note: I purchased this CPU specifically for a dual GPU set up. I saw a review somewhere stating that this CPU was the best for dual GPUs configuration. So sure I sure hope spending $2000 on the GPUs can work in pair with the CPU. I will update this review once get my GPUs and water blocks in the mail. I'll probably upload a web link to show what the computer build looks like and price and performance blah blah blah. You get the jist.