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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9920X 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 i9-9920X is 871 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $120.0 vs $595.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9920X - $0.81 vs $3.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-6850K - 154 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 24 vs 12 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
148
96.1038961038961%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/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 349158 minutes ago
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.86/FPS
20.984455958549226%
Price, $
$595
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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In Stock
Updated 349158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
89.7381457891012%
Multi-Core
5821
61.65007413683542%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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