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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 580 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i7-6850K - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £175.0 vs £199.55
- Up to 11% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-8700 - £0.88 vs £0.99 per FPS
Valheim
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
100%
Price, £
£175
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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