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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 23% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-6850K - 216 vs 175 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $120.0 vs $150.0
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
175
81.01851851851852%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Updated 349278 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
59.75494816211122%
Multi-Core
5821
71.09184171958964%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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