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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100F is 1057 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6850K - 141 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $115.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6850K - $0.82 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349407 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
138
97.87234042553192%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
94.25287356321839%
Price, $
$120
95%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Updated 349407 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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