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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 22% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6850K - 209 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £84.00 vs £109.97
- Up to 38% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6850K - £0.40 vs £0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
169 FPS
£4.73/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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179 FPS
£4.64/FPS
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163 FPS
£6.75/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£4.48/FPS
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£8.27/FPS
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