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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1493 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-3770S - 111 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770S - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $75.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6850K - $0.74 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
68.5185185185185%
Price, $
$120
62%
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 361147 minutes ago
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
102
91.8918918918919%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770S
Buy for $75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
669
52.760252365930604%
Multi-Core
2234
38.37828551795224%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-3770S |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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