AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-6850K

Ryzen 7 2700 vs Core i7-6850K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 2700 performs better than the Core i7-6850K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6850K in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 2700 has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i7-6850K has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6850K. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-6850K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 2700. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 2700 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 2700 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-6850K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 2700 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-6850K. The Ryzen 7 2700 also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.