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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $120.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10900X - $0.86 vs $4.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6850K - 145 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 20 vs 12 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
95.86206896551724%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.24/FPS
20.283018867924525%
Price, $
$615
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Updated 349275 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
80.45685279187818%
Multi-Core
5821
62.117169992530144%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Core i9-10900X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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