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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $48.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-6850K - $0.16 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-860 - 309 vs 296 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 12 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 4
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Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
296
95.79288025889967%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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Updated 361503 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
309
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
41.02564102564102%
Price, $
$120
40%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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In Stock
Updated 361504 minutes ago
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-860 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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