Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Lower TDP (140W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 15MB)