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Core i7-6850K vs Core i5-6500

Core i7-6850K vs Core i5-6500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 334 days newer than Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6500 - 252 vs 249 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • 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
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

252

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

249

98.80952380952381%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€92.66

100%

Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151

Buy for 92.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74221 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1268

100%

Multi-Core

5821

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

92.82334384858044%

Multi-Core

3217

55.265418313004645%

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo

Intel Core i7-6850K

vs
Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

May 31st, 2016
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Broadwell ECodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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