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Intel Core i7 3820
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 3820 based on its .
See full details Intel Core i7 3820 vs AMD FX 8350 |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3820 vs 8350 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core i7 3820 vs the AMD FX 8350. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3820 vs FX 8350
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
| Core i7 3820 | vs | FX 8350 | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 3820 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | Core i7 3820 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 1,270,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 36 | 21 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.81 - 1.45V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.8°C | Unknown - 61°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 142 | 709 | |
| Overclock review score | 5 | 0.95 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.68 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.71 GHz | 8.79 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 5,531.8 | 10,147 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.68 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 49.49 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 138.93 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.18 pt/W | 5.72 pt/W | |
| Idle power consumption | 82.6W | 92W | |
| Peak power consumption | 158.6W | 182.21W | |
| Typical power consumption | 139.6W | 159.66W | |
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