Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5820K 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 i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1341st fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1632nd fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
419th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9828

Single Thread Rating

1990

Samples: 4965*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,028
Thread: 2,056

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	35,732 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,907 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,564 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,777 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	148,246 KBytes/Sec
Physics	782 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,584 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,990 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,723
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		9,828

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		NA
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 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
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 i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		1,990

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2576432 - Apr 23 2025 [Overclocked]		11456
BL2568477 - Apr 20 2025		9732
BL2567691 - Apr 20 2025		9853
BL2567259 - Apr 19 2025		10247
BL2567056 - Apr 19 2025		9468

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		9,828
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		10,356 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,277 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,069 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		11,428 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		10,734 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		9,392 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,142 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,058 (+22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-5820K		11,565 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-5820K		9,228 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,940 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,737 (-11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,170
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,310
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,686
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		1,802

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

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