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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-3820 - 195 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - CA$729.0 vs CA$939.26
- Up to 25% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-3820 - CA$3.74 vs CA$4.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
195
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$729
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 130 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-3820
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
195 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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186 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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