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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 637 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8370 - 179 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than FX-8370 - $105.0 vs $276.99
- Up to 67% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8370 - $0.59 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$105
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FPS and 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 FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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