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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Core i7-6850K
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $105.00 vs $290.00
- Up to 61% better value when playing Death Stranding than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.47 vs $1.22 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-6850K - 237 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 24 vs 12 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$105
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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