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The Core i7-3820 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-12700KF and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $155.88 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i7-3820

The Core i7-12700KF is better in every way

Advantages of the Core i7-12700KF

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 45% cheaper$194.00 vs $349.88
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 20 vs 8 threads

Core i7-3820 vs Core i7-12700KF for Gaming

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Core i7-3820 vs Core i7-12700KF in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i7-3820 vs Core i7-12700KF in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Feb 13th, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

624

25%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

2290

17%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2536

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

13687

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i7-3820 vs Core i7-12700KF in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Feb 13th, 2012


Cores

4-core

33%

L3 Cache

10 MB

40%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

76%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

33%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

12-core

100%

L3 Cache

25 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Feb 13th, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
$305.00
$384.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 2011Intel Socket 1700
Sandy Bridge EAlder Lake
130 W
125 W
4
12
8
20
3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
5.0 GHz
10 MB
25 MB
DDR3 @ 1600 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
NoNo
YesYes

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Core i7-3820 and Core i7-12700KF vs Other CPUs

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