Availability
MSRP in USD: $617

Availability
MSRP in USD: $399

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 275 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K

Performs up to 2% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 7 1700X - 159 vs 156 FPS

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €48.5 vs €164.94
Up to 70% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-6850K - €0.31 vs €1.04 per FPS
Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 16 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of Saints Row.

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6850K	vs	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
May 31st, 2016	Release Date	Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7	Collection	Ryzen 7
Broadwell E	Codename	Summit Ridge
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
3.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
140 W	TDP	95 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

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