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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 |
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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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD FX 8350 vs the Intel Core i7 3820. | |||||||
Core i7 3820 | vs | FX 8350 | ||
![]() | 8.0 | 6.0 | ||
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![]() | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
Overall | 8.7 Out of 10 | 7.9 Out of 10 | ||
summary | Core i7 3820 | vs | FX 8350 |
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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 |
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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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