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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1569 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-3820 - 409 vs 378 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $319.88 vs $499.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-6950X - $0.85 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
378
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | 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 |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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