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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?

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


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: 124.07

Overall Rank:
1583rd fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
1875th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
475th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.21 USD (2026-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
9827
Single Thread Rating
1990

Samples: 5206*
*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 Math35,811 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math17,947 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting20,423 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,785 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression148,550 KBytes/Sec
Physics771 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions9,614 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,990 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$79.21 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,943
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,576
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 9,827
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.64
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 124.07
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.62
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th 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 i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 1,990
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3271133 - Feb 07 2026 [Overclocked]
13155
BL3271087 - Feb 07 2026 [Overclocked]
12898
BL3267932 - Feb 06 2026
10174
BL3267402 - Feb 06 2026 [Overclocked]
11836
BL3267395 - Feb 06 2026 [Overclocked]
11836
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 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 9,827
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 12,258 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 8,060 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 11,368 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 10,717 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 8,936 (-9.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 8,732 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 7,738 (-21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 13,009 (+32.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 11,043 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 10,642 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 10,347 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K
 10,141 (+3.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,385
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,181
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,769
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 1,786