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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1983 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $94.59 vs $171.16
- Up to 39% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-12700KF - $0.55 vs $0.90 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Core i7-6850K - 191 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 20 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
191
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.9/FPS
61%
Price, €
€171.16
55%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
67 FPS
€17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
€24.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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67 FPS
€23.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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100 FPS
€20.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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138 FPS
€13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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100 FPS
€9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
€8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
€12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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100 FPS
€12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
€11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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