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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 23% better in Rust than Core i7-6850K - 233 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £89.38 vs £148.88
- Up to 52% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6850K - £0.38 vs £0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
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Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-6850K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
111 FPS
£11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
£12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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