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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-6850K - 146 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $76.80 vs $105.00
- Up to 37% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-6850K - $0.53 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 140 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
49 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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