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In short — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3820 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5930K is 931 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 14% better in Rust than Core i7-3820 - 184 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $319.88 vs $549.95
- Up to 33% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-5930K - $1.99 vs $2.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
161
87%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$319.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Updated 15271 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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