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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3188 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 43% better in Rust than Core i7-3820 - 231 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-3820 - $1.6 vs $1.99 per 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 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $319.88 vs $369.0
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
86%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Updated 3996 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-3820
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
231 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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110 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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95 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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186 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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157 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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130 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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100 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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135 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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130 FPS
$12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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