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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1493 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-3770 - 144 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $80.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-6850K - $0.57 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 77 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
68.67469879518072%
Price, $
$120
66%
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 358153 minutes ago
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
140
97.22222222222221%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$80
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770
Buy for $80 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
671
52.91798107255521%
Multi-Core
2299
39.4949321422436%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-3770 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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