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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1057 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $120.0 vs $372.84
- Up to 61% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-9900 - $2.5 vs $6.43 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 21% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 48 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 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
48
82.75862068965517%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/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 348912 minutes ago
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.43/FPS
38.88024883359253%
Price, $
$372.84
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
Buy for $372.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348912 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
78.7088764742396%
Multi-Core
5821
80.8023320377568%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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