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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6850K - 225 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6850K - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $120.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10980XE - $0.56 vs $5.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
10.506566604127581%
Price, $
$1200
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
216
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/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 349944 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
80.76433121019109%
Multi-Core
5821
48.569044639132244%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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