Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 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: 57.89

Overall Rank: 1240

Last Price Change: $99.99 USD (2023-01-15)

Average CPU Mark

5789

Single Thread Rating: 1743
Samples: 2947*
*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	22,117 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,223 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,717 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	534 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,743 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$199.88 USD	Buy Now!
	$99.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-11700, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, G10CE-AH766	$1132.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue	$698.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G15 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Home, G15CF-AB766	$1429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$742.98 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Shadow Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6GHz, 1660 Super 6G, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, Black	$1161.19 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,789

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		57.89
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		1,743

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1732063 - Jan 29 2023		5461
BL1730931 - Jan 27 2023		6052
BL1728424 - Jan 24 2023		6088
BL1728088 - Jan 24 2023		5537
BL1727872 - Jan 23 2023		6123

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 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		5,789
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,446 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,399 (+10.5%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,023 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,694 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		6,168 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,338 (-7.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,216 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		4,950 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		7,128 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		7,064 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		5,491 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3820		7,226 (+24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,621
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,549
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,670
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,530
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,478
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,435
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz		538

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

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