Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 10 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 17.99

Overall Rank: 1607

Last Price Change: $319.88 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

5754

Single Thread Rating: 1742
Samples: 3073*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,994
Thread: 1,943

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	21,894 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,175 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,968 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,715 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,324 KBytes/Sec
Physics	521 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,161 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$319.88 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,368
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,457
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,754

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		142.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.03
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.19
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		17.99
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,742

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2091897 - May 02 2024		4996
BL2085469 - Apr 24 2024		5967
BL2084854 - Apr 23 2024		6026
BL2081148 - Apr 18 2024		5959
BL5060934 - Apr 09 2024		6376

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,754
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,260 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,809 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,926 (+20.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,645 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,625 (-19.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,774 (+17.7%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,105 (-28.7%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		8,209 (+42.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		7,011 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,463 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,409 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,334 (+10.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,811
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,565
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,159
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,547
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,512
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,116

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