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: 164.75

Overall Rank:
1715th fastest in multithreading out of 4854 CPUs
1856th fastest in single threading out of 4854 CPUs
487th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $34.99 USD (2024-07-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5765

Single Thread Rating

1745

Samples: 3086*
*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	21,933 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,185 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,981 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,721 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,504 KBytes/Sec
Physics	520 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,171 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,745 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2024.
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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,096
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,606
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,166
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,765

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		164.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.06
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.23
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,745

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2205480 - Sep 28 2024		6059
BL2201615 - Sep 23 2024		6167
BL2190470 - Sep 09 2024		6167
BL2187651 - Sep 05 2024 [Excluded]		2820
BL2186556 - Sep 04 2024 [Overclocked]		7330

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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,765
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,317 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,413 (+11.2%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,445 (-5.5%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,250 (-8.9%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,641 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,565 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,464 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,179 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,107 (+5.9%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,063 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,750 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,623 (-2.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,115
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,084
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,115

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