Intel

Core i7-3820

Core i7-3820
BENCHMARKS (26,664)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $356

Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average User Bench -49%1-Core -37%, 4-Core -52%, 2-Core -38%, 8-Core -68%Peak Overclocked Bench -34%1-Core -23%, 2-Core -23%, 4-Core -33%, 8-Core -56%Value & Sentiment -383%User Rating -208%, Market Share -1,220%, Price -39%, Value -65%Nice To Haves -204%64-Core -85%, 64-Core -102%, Age -426%

Average Bench: 61.9% (216^th of 1206)

Based on 26,664 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF000206D7, , 0FEBFBFF000206D7, BFEBFBFF000206D6, 1FABFBFF000206D7 Models: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60 GHz, Intel Core i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz

Poor: 50%Average: 61.9% Great: 76%

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

Popular builds with this CPU

Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7-3820 averaged 38.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 96.4Pts

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 189Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-3820 is 25.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-3820 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 491Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 484Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 26,664 samples)

Rank 21661.9%

Min	Avg	Max
77.5	1-Core 96.4	115
148	2-Core 189	229
67.3% 143 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
256	4-Core 331	419
364	8-Core 484	587
52.6% 407 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
410	64-Core 491	591
32.9% 491 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

FRA-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

78.3% Very good

1-Core 121

2-Core 244

86% 182 Pts

4-Core 417

8-Core 638

68% 527 Pts

64-Core 641

43% 641 Pts

GRC-User, 1 hr ago.Core i7-3820,

LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)

76.7% Very good

1-Core 121

2-Core 235

84% 178 Pts

4-Core 406

8-Core 601

65% 504 Pts

64-Core 598

40% 598 Pts

ISR-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

67.1% Good

1-Core 97.2

2-Core 194

68% 146 Pts

4-Core 382

8-Core 500

58% 441 Pts

64-Core 499

34% 499 Pts

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

62.2% Good

1-Core 98

2-Core 183

67% 140 Pts

4-Core 331

8-Core 496

53% 414 Pts

64-Core 496

33% 496 Pts

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.Core i7-3820,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

57.3% Above average

1-Core 93.5

2-Core 169

63% 131 Pts

4-Core 297

8-Core 422

46% 360 Pts

64-Core 456

31% 456 Pts

NOR-User, 2 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

57% Above average

1-Core 90.7

2-Core 193

66% 142 Pts

4-Core 292

8-Core 472

48% 382 Pts

64-Core 477

32% 477 Pts

COL-User, 4 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)

55.6% Above average

1-Core 89.2

2-Core 169

61% 129 Pts

4-Core 290

8-Core 421

46% 356 Pts

64-Core 407

27% 407 Pts

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.Core i7-3820,

LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)

54.2% Above average

1-Core 88.1

2-Core 161

60% 125 Pts

4-Core 280

8-Core 485

48% 383 Pts

64-Core 483

32% 483 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 24,084,482 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820Intel $356Bench 62%, 26,664 samples	1,960x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 78%, 703,911 samples	327x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples	326x
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $85Bench 106%, 532,443 samples	219x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 111%, 438,928 samples	204x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 94%, 122,506 samples	128x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 18,956 samples	181x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 13,005 samples	93x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 55%, 4,748 samples	63x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,087

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Processor (10M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)
Code Name	Sandy Bridge E
Launch Date	Q1'12
Processor Number	i7-3820
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	32 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.600V – 1.350V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels	4
Memory Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No
vPro Tech	No
Identity Protection Tech	Yes
Smart Response Tech	Yes

Package

Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

Comments

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USA-User

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6,132

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

15 days ago.

AUS-User

level
2,584

Poor

12 months ago.

Done an amazing job for 5 years. Still plays CPU intensive games with no problem.

ARG-User

level
2,260

Excellent

14 months ago.

i love this processador !! i have 4700 ghz

ZAF-User

level
1,794

Excellent

23 months ago.

Bought this at launch and still have it. I've upgraded my graphics card twice in that time and this processor keeps on delivering so never saw the the need to upgrade the cpu. Maybe in another 3 years I will need to but for now...it's still great.

SVK-User

level
1,716

Average

12 months ago.

...but old, i7 8700k more faster

DNK-User

level
1,556

Excellent

8 months ago.

Also bought this at launch and still running it, but it seems that it's time to upgrade it, my setup is starting to bottleneck with this at the moment...

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $355	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Core i7-3820

Average Bench: 61.9% (216^th of 1206)

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Core i7-3820

Average Bench: 61.9% (216th of 1206)

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Average Bench: 61.9% (216^th of 1206)