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Core i7-3820 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-3820 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3188 days newer than Core i7-3820.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-3820 - 179 vs 164 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


FPS

164

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.14/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


Single-Core

617

28%

Multi-Core

2299

19%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Feb 13th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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