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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 2310 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $105.00 vs $197.00
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 145% better in League of Legends than Core i7-6850K - 375 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-6850K - $0.53 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
375
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
53%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
355 FPS
$3.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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357 FPS
$4.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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355 FPS
$3.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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357 FPS
$3.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,379
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355 FPS
$3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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361 FPS
$4.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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355 FPS
$3.1/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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355 FPS
$3.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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355 FPS
$3.1/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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355 FPS
$3.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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355 FPS
$3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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356 FPS
$4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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365 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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353 FPS
$6.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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361 FPS
$4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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357 FPS
$3.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
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