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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K 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 i7-14700K is 2695 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £109.97 vs £343.97
- Up to 58% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-14700K - £1.06 vs £2.53 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 31% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6850K - 136 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 28 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
104
76%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
136
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.53/FPS
42%
Price, £
£343.97
31%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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