Intel Core i3 4170 vs Intel Core i7 6850K
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Lower TDP (54W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 1600)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
887
Intel Core i7 6850K
+10%
979
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1935
Intel Core i7 6850K
+276%
7282
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
+1%
1001
Intel Core i7 6850K
986
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1938
Intel Core i7 6850K
+100%
3877
Blender
Intel Core i3 4170
28
Intel Core i7 6850K
+257%
100
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
855
Intel Core i7 6850K
+15%
988
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1823
Intel Core i7 6850K
+222%
5881
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
2056
Intel Core i7 6850K
+17%
2409
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
3555
Intel Core i7 6850K
+220%
11382
General Parameters
Mar 2015
Release Date
May 2016
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
i3-4170
Processor Number
i7-6850K
LGA-1150
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 4400
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
54 W
Power Consumption
140 W
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
2
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
-
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
32 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
