Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 335 days older than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i7-6850K - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £128.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Control than Core i7-6850K - £0.64 vs £0.94 per 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
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
202
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £128.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19058 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Broadwell E | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |