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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $120.0 vs $869.99
- Up to 86% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-8700 - $0.43 vs $3.1 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-6850K - 281 vs 276 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
276
98.22064056939502%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
13.870967741935484%
Price, $
$869.99
13%
FPS Winner
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
83.8070059484468%
Multi-Core
5821
98.57747671464861%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i7-8700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
55 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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121 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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48 FPS
$27.06/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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