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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £148.88 vs £288.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 7% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i7-6850K - 229 vs 214 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
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 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 i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
59.53051643192489%
Multi-Core
5821
66.02767695099818%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 5.2 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 i9-11900
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
182 FPS
£7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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60 FPS
£23.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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