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£405.6
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 2695 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-6850K - 156 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £148.88 vs £405.6
- Up to 60% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-14900KF - £1.03 vs £2.6 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
156
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.6/FPS
39.61538461538461%
Price, £
£405.6
36%
FPS Winner
CORE I9-14900KF 3.20GHZ SKTLGA1700 36.00MB CACHE BOXED
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
144
92.3076923076923%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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In Stock
Updated 50730 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
40.7979407979408%
Multi-Core
5821
27.663720178690237%
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i7-6850K
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
134 FPS
£19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,563.45
In Stock
156 FPS
£21.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,349.98
In Stock
156 FPS
£22.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,499
In Stock
156 FPS
£54.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£8,553.17
In Stock
156 FPS
£25.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,949.99
In Stock
156 FPS
£24.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
135 FPS
£33.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,461.17
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