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Core i7-6850K vs Core i7-870

Core i7-6850K vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6850K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
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 927 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 926 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6850K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
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 927 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 926 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-870 - 120 vs 111 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $100.0 vs $115.0
  • Up to 6% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6850K - $0.9 vs $0.96 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

120

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.96/FPS

93%

Price, $

$115

86%

FPS 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 927 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

111

92%

Value, $/FPS

$0.9/FPS

100%

Price, $

$100

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 926 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1268

100%

Multi-Core

5821

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

38%

Multi-Core

1575

27%

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo

Intel Core i7-6850K

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

May 31st, 2016
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell ECodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
36.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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