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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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MSRP in USD: $617
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6850K - 369 vs 345 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6850K - $0.31 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $115.0 vs $115.99
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
369
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-6850K
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
110 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099
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53 FPS
$8.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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81 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,120
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121 FPS
$6.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$778.1
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81 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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133 FPS
$6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$929
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133 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,061.99
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121 FPS
$7.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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21 FPS
$30.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$650.87
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110 FPS
$13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,499
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