Intel Core i7-6850K vs AMD FX-6130

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-6850K and AMD FX-6130 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6850K

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
• Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2403 vs 1390
• 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11466 vs 4353

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-6850K
CPU 2: AMD FX-6130

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2403 1390
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	11466 4353

Compare specifications (specs)