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: 16.53

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 Math	21,964 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,198 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,977 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,728 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	94,685 KBytes/Sec
Physics	522 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,206 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,744 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

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