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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X 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 more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 158 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £168.88 vs £178.58
- Up to 6% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £1.07 vs £1.14 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
158
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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