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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 1132 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $105.0 vs $175.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6850K - 184 vs 174 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 16 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
76.66263603385731%
Multi-Core
5821
71.84645766477414%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Matisse |
| 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 7 3700X
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
92 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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66 FPS
$21.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,396.99
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93 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,100
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66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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53 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
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93 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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82 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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53 FPS
$28.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,499
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112 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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88 FPS
$12.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,129.99
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