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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 275 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 7 1800X - 171 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $115.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.67 vs $1.4 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 16 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
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 YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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