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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £136.66 vs £273.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5950X - £0.2 vs £0.35 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6850K - 786 vs 689 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 32 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£136.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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