I7 6800K vs I7 6850K

[Dilen futch]

 So the specs are almost exactly the same however the 6850K is cheaper (350$) then the 6800K (425$) I’m so confused can somebody explain this to me 

[79wjd]

The 6850k has more PCIE lanes and is clocked higher (the latter is irrelevant since you should be overclocking anyway). So unless you plan on running three/four way SLI (which is shit, and isn't even supported on modern Nvidia GPUs anymore), a 6800k is just as good. The 6850k being a better price is just a matter of random sales and whatnot. 

[Unimaginative Name]

The 6850k is generally the better chip, faster clock speeds and a higher number (lul?). I'd go with price and the 6850k if I were you.

[iRileyx]

I'd go for neither and just get an 8700k, will outperform both of them and comparing cpu + mobo cost, work out around the same.

Unless you absolutely need extra PCIe lanes and a little extra cache(I think they have extra?) no point getting Broadwell E honestly.

[Dilen futch]

5 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

I'd go for neither and just get an 8700k, will outperform both of them and comparing cpu + mobo cost, work out around the same.

Unless you absolutely need extra PCIe lanes and a little extra cache(I think they have extra?) no point getting Broadwell E honestly.

Different sockets 

 

[iRileyx]

3 minutes ago, Dilen futch said:

Different sockets 

 

Do you already own a X99 board?

I'd imagine you don't if you're comparing the 2 lowest end X99 CPU's, so being a different socket shouldn't(doesn't) matter.

 

[Dilen futch]

16 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

The 6850k has more PCIE lanes and is clocked higher (the latter is irrelevant since you should be overclocking anyway). So unless you plan on running three/four way SLI (which is shit, and isn't even supported on modern Nvidia GPUs anymore), a 6800k is just as good. The 6850k being a better price is just a matter of random sales and whatnot. 

If the 6850k is better why dose it cost less

[79wjd]

1 hour ago, Dilen futch said:

If the 6850k is better why dose it cost less

Random sales and whatnot or maybe Intel decided to keep producing the 6850k and stop producing the 6800k. 

[Dilen futch]

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

Do you already own a X99 board?

I'd imagine you don't if you're comparing the 2 lowest end X99 CPU's, so being a different socket shouldn't(doesn't) matter.

I do, I’m building my pc from scratch and already have a x99 board 

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Dilen futch said:

I do, I’m building my pc from scratch and already have a x99 board 

If you're still able to return it, that'd be a better option honestly.

[Dilen futch]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Random sales and whatnot or maybe Intel decided to keep producing the 6850k and stop producing the 6800k. 

Thanks I just figured there was a catch 

[Dilen futch]

4 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

If you're still able to return it, that'd be a better option honestly.

Thanks but it’s to late 

[iRileyx]

3 minutes ago, Dilen futch said:

Thanks but it’s to late 

Ah that sucks.

I'd go 6850k, if you plan to do anything more than gaming(streaming, recording, editing, content production etc) the extra cores will come in handy, and both should be able to OC to around the same.