Intel Core i7-6850K vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

Processor comparisons   19-02-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i7-6850K vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Prime95, WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, SuperPi, Gears 5, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Valheim
Valorant
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE or Intel Core i7-6850K.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-6850K

53%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-6850K

54%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.3	93.3
Valorant	108.2	106.0
Cyberpunk 2077	60.6	59.4
Apex Legends	101.7	99.7
Call of Duty Warzone	81.2	79.5
Overwatch	87.7	85.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.7	73.2
DOOM Eternal	54.1	53.0
Warzone	84.4	82.7
Assassin's Creed	90.9	89.1
Valheim	89.8	88.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-6850K

28%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

112%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6850K since it has less power consumption: 140W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1169	955
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	409
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2625	2203
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1101	1035
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6838	5081

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	2437	2519
Multi-Core	11192	11039

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	1200	1186
Multi-Core	7113	5215

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Announcement date	June 13, 2016	October 21, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Core name	Broadwell E	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	1.7 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	4000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 2400/2133	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	15 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000148 100-100000148MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6850K is 52% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6850K has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6850K is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is better: 9
Although it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-6850K and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-6850K - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-6850K specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE specs and review.