Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3820 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 16.52

Overall Rank:
1892nd fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
2021st fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
544th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.88 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5779

Single Thread Rating

1744

Samples: 3143*
*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	21,954 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,193 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,973 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,725 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,669 KBytes/Sec
Physics	521 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,200 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,744 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,725
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,043
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,779

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		16.52
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,744

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2564414 - Apr 18 2025		6150
BL2562741 - Apr 18 2025 [Overclocked]		7473
BL2552819 - Apr 14 2025		6002
BL2550967 - Apr 13 2025		5842
BL2533160 - Apr 05 2025		5493

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 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,779
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,140 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,794 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,867 (+18.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,297 (-8.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,631 (-19.9%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,321 (+9.4%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,092 (-29.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,473 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,416 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,192 (+7.1%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,079 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,740 (-0.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,401
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,168
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,300
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,816
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,411
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		862

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