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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 458 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $120.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-7980XE - $0.7 vs $6.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-6850K - 175 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 36 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
98.28571428571429%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/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 349600 minutes ago
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.28/FPS
11.146496815286623%
Price, $
$1099
10%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
Buy for $1,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349600 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
84.81605351170568%
Multi-Core
5821
50.11191460055097%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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