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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 2752 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $90.0 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 97% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-920 - 177 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 32% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-920 - $0.68 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 12 vs 8 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
75%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
32.72870662460568%
Multi-Core
1434
24.634942449750902%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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