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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2149 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-3820 - 117 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $200.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 41% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-3820 - $1.71 vs $2.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
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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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Core i7-8700
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
$16.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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71 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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22 FPS
$56.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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48 FPS
$52.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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