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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 152% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £69.99 vs £188.88
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-6850K - £1.21 vs £8.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 140 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
58
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i3-12100F
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
£127/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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