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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6850K - 231 vs 205 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £168.88 vs £228.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-11900F - £0.82 vs £0.99 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
82%
Price, £
£228.88
73%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
205
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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In Stock
Updated 296 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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