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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF 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 Core i5-11600KF is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i7-6850K - 231 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $105.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-11600KF - $0.56 vs $0.63 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
88.8888888888889%
Price, $
$145
72%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
189
81.81818181818183%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/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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Updated 58280 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
57.74134790528234%
Multi-Core
5821
66.85425519696796%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-6850K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
$13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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86 FPS
$11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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86 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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