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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - CA$219.66 vs CA$263.96
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6850K - 175 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6850K - CA$1.51 vs CA$1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76850K Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor,Gray
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
175
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$263.96
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i5-11600KF
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
124 FPS
CA$11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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124 FPS
CA$16.94/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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