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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $100.0 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i7-870 - 189 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-870 - $0.63 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
155
82.01058201058201%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
96.92307692307692%
Price, $
$100
100%
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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In Stock
Updated 354054 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
83%
FPS and 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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In Stock
Updated 354055 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
38.01261829652997%
Multi-Core
1575
27.057206665521388%
Intel Core i7-870 | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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