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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 315 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $71.75 vs $115.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-6850K - $0.4 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 5 1500X - 180 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
179
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Broadwell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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