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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 1983 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £109.97 vs £257.13
- Up to 50% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-12900KF - £1.28 vs £2.57 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Remnant II than Core i7-6850K - 100 vs 86 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 - 24 vs 12 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
86
86%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/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 i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
100
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.57/FPS
50%
Price, £
£257.13
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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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 i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
90 FPS
£22.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
£20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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67 FPS
£22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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67 FPS
£21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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54 FPS
£22.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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75 FPS
£21.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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44 FPS
£29.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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44 FPS
£28.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
£23.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
£25.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£109.97
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£204
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£295
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£109.97
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£328.01
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£139.99
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£109.97
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£109.97
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£169.39
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£109.97
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£354.25
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£109.97
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£109.97
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