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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms Core i7-5557U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 457 days newer than Core i7-5557U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5557U
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 28 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 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-5557U - 180 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5557U - 12 vs 4 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
180
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.97/FPS
100%
Price, £
£175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Very High
Core i7-5557U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5557U | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
28 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel Iris 6100 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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