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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 1430 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $120.0 vs $244.77
- Up to 49% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-10900F - $0.35 vs $0.68 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6850K - 360 vs 345 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 20 vs 12 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
345
95.83333333333334%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/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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Updated 348798 minutes ago
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
360
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
51.470588235294116%
Price, $
$244.77
49%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for $244.77 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348798 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
75.65632458233891%
Multi-Core
5821
69.08378827438881%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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