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Core i7-6850K vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-6850K vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2310 days newer than Core i7-6850K.

Advantages of Core i7-6850K

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 35% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6850K - 269 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

199

74%

Value, £/FPS

£0.55/FPS

100%

Price, £

£109.97

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011

Buy for £109.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7247 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

269

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1268

43%

Multi-Core

5821

30%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo

Core i7-6850K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

May 31st, 2016
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7Ryzen 9
Broadwell ERaphael
Intel Socket 2011-3AMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Desktop
6
16
12
32
3.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
5.7 GHz
140 W
170 W
14 nm
5 nm
36.0x
45.0x
None
Radeon Graphics
YesYes

PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£485.96

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£929.89

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£126.47

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£109.97

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£204.99

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£279.99

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£109.97

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£109.97

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£109.97

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Core i7-6850K

£109.97

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£326.15

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Core i7-6850K

£109.97

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