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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 16.53

Overall Rank:
1984th fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
2108th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
555th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5785
Single Thread Rating
1744

Samples: 3158*
*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 Math21,964 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,198 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,977 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,728 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression94,685 KBytes/Sec
Physics522 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,206 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,744 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,632
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,438
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,488
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,703
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,148
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
5,785
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F
176.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.95
Intel Core i9-13900K
136.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.35
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
16.53
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,920
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
BL2739452 - Jul 03 2025
6145
BL5097361 - Jun 28 2025
8436
BL5097360 - Jun 28 2025
6343
BL2702927 - Jun 17 2025
6206
BL2685834 - Jun 10 2025 [Overclocked]
6886
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
5,785
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820
6,793 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
4,788 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
7,135 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
6,874 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
5,714 (-1.2%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820
5,303 (-8.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820
4,632 (-19.9%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820
6,351 (+9.8%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820
4,099 (-29.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
7,141 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
6,483 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820
6,416 (+10.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,147
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,574
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,801
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,436
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
864