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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 5 3500X is 1211 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $115.0 vs $164.72
- Up to 26% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.58 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6850K - 210 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
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 86 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
74%
Price, $
$164.72
69%
FPS Winner
Virivi AMD Ryzen 5 3500X R5 3500X 3.6 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000158 Socket AM4, GLT666
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In Stock
Updated 85 minutes ago
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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