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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 Ryzen 7 7700X is 2310 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6850K - 256 vs 216 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £136.66 vs £530.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.63 vs £2.07 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
256
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.07/FPS
30%
Price, £
£530.99
25%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
216
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£136.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Updated 71 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell E |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i7-6850K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
154 FPS
£9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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154 FPS
£10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
In Stock
154 FPS
£12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,949.99
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