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Intel Core i7 3820

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3820 vs FX 8350

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3820
12,538
FX 8350
11,483

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3820
3,098
FX 8350
2,193

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3820
2,500,000 MB/s
FX 8350
2,470,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3820
12,550
FX 8350
10,956

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3820
13,644
FX 8350
12,126

GeekBench

Core i7 3820
15,655
FX 8350
12,796

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 3820
8,998
FX 8350
9,134

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 3820
1,943
FX 8350
1,525

Reviews Word on the street

Core i7 3820  vs FX 8350 
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Overall
8.7 Out of 10
7.9 Out of 10

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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