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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4370 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4370 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 680 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Core i3-4370 - 689 vs 686 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4370 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4370
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $82.8 vs $120.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6850K - $0.12 vs $0.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 54 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
70.58823529411764%
Price, $
$120
69%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Updated 361370 minutes ago
Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
686
99.56458635703919%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$82.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80646I34370 Core i3-4370 Haswell Dual-Core 3.8GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor
Buy for $82.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361370 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1220
96.21451104100946%
Multi-Core
2407
41.35028345645078%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i3-4370 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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