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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 304 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 i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6850K - 177 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £117.88 vs £168.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6850K - £0.67 vs £0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 91 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£117.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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