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In short — Core i7-3820 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3820 is 566 days older than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 15 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 7% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Pentium 3556U - 183 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$319.88
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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