Buy on Amazon
$115
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
Availability
MSRP in USD: $617
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
Availability
MSRP in USD: $409
No items available
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1983 days newer than Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 18% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6850K - 131 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
111
84%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/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
Buy for $115 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3041 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i7-12700K
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
79 FPS
$29.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,291.47
In Stock
53 FPS
$23.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,249
In Stock
46 FPS
$28.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,298.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$25.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,039.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$24.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,095
In Stock
30 FPS
$54.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,625
In Stock
65 FPS
$29.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,929
In Stock
69 FPS
$29.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,019
In Stock
65 FPS
$24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
80 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,621.95
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
