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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1820 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1820 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 748 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1820.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1820
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $39.59 vs $350.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-3960X - $0.18 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Celeron G1820 - 229 vs 224 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1820 - 12 vs 2 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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1920 x 1080
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Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
FPS
224
97.81659388646288%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel CPU BX80646G1820 Celeron G1820 2.70GHz 2M LGA1150 2C/2T Haswell
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
11.76470588235294%
Price, $
$350
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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1920 x 1080
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Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
Single-Core
491
71.15942028985506%
Multi-Core
825
24.568195354377607%
Intel Celeron G1820 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Dec 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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