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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 Core i7-6850K
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £109.97 vs £488.99
- Up to 67% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.95 vs £2.84 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 48% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-6850K - 172 vs 116 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
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
116
67%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/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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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
172
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.84/FPS
33%
Price, £
£488.99
22%
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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Updated 26 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
114 FPS
£13.16/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
£14.2/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
£17.11/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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