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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 315 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1400 - 126 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1400 - £1.39 vs £1.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1400 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £170.0 vs £175.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
126
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£175
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Desktop CPU - AM4/Quad Core/3.2GHz – 3.4GHz Turbo/8MB/65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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