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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 Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $319.88 vs $369.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 27% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-3820 - 270 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-3820 - $1.37 vs $1.5 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
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
270
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
86%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
151 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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175 FPS
$8.57/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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202 FPS
$7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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230 FPS
$9.35/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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252 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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160 FPS
$9.19/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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208 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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202 FPS
$7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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215 FPS
$26.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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90 FPS
$26.11/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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