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.
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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: 16.54

Overall Rank:
2187th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2300th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
595th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.88 USD (2026-01-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5789

Single Thread Rating

1740

Samples: 3237*
*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	21,935 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,190 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,943 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,732 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,689 KBytes/Sec
Physics	521 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,224 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,740 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.
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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,789

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		16.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,740

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3287628 - Feb 15 2026		5900
BL3286687 - Feb 14 2026		5817
BL3285662 - Feb 14 2026		5201
BL3280682 - Feb 12 2026		6379
BL3275296 - Feb 09 2026		5783

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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,789
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,819 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,787 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,908 (+19.3%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,092 (+5.2%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,318 (-8.1%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,637 (-19.9%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,369 (+10.0%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,110 (-29.0%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		7,143 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,507 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,413 (+10.8%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,184 (+6.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		862

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