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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 Core i7-11700 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £188.88 vs £248.99
- Up to 12% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-11700 - £1.5 vs £1.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6850K - 146 vs 126 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
126
86%
Value, £/FPS
£1.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.71/FPS
87%
Price, £
£248.99
75%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i7-11700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
£10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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