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Core i5-11400 vs Core i7-6850K

Core i5-11400 vs Core i7-6850K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

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Updated 73846 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6850K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K

Buy for $105 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73847 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73846 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6850K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K

Buy for $105 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73847 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400

  • Performs up to 27% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6850K - 439 vs 345 FPS
  • 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

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K

  • Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $105.0 vs $129.99
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

439

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$129.99

80%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73846 minutes ago

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

345

78.5876993166287%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$105

100%

Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K

Buy for $105 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73847 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1940

100%

Multi-Core

7300

100%

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1268

65.36082474226804%

Multi-Core

5821

79.73972602739727%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo

Intel Core i5-11400

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Intel Core i7-6850K Logo

Intel Core i7-6850K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameBroadwell E
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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