Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 2457 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-870 - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £175.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 42% better value when playing Control than Core i7-870 - £0.87 vs £1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
201
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
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Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Lynnfield | Codename | Broadwell E |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |