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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1460 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470S
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £29.0 vs £136.66
- Up to 76% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6850K - £0.06 vs £0.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 17% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-3470S - 541 vs 461 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
461
85.21256931608133%
Value, £/FPS
£0.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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In Stock
Updated 3938 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
541
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
24%
Price, £
£136.66
21%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
Buy for £136.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3938 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
604
47.63406940063091%
Multi-Core
1724
29.616904311973887%
Intel Core i5-3470S | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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