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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3820 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-3820 is 400 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2400S - 120 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-2400S - €49.99 vs €69.9
- Up to 29% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2400S - €0.42 vs €0.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2400S Sockel 1155 Core-i5 Processore (2500MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
120
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Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80619I73820 Processore Sandy Bridge E Core i7-3820 (3,6GHz, Sockel 2011)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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