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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5960X 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 i7-5960X is 931 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-3820 - 130 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $160.99 vs $319.88
- Up to 54% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-3820 - $1.24 vs $2.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 130 vs 140 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | 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 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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