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Intel logo Core i7-3820
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General information Core i7-3820 Core i7-960
Launched Q1 2012 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Bloomfield
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 11.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 7.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 10 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3820 Core i7-960
Overall Score 44025 0 % 38407 12.8 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 15 % 46.4 %
Benchmark Score 3757 0 % 2176 42.1 %
Single Thread Score 1733.3 0 % 1452.2 16.2 %
Encrypting Data 1728.7 MB/s 63 % 4666.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 92.4 MB/s 0 % 71.4 MB/s 22.7 %
String objects sorting 13858.2 thousand/s 0 % 9912.8 thousand/s 28.5 %
Prime numbers generation 28.2 millions/s 0 % 23.2 millions/s 17.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21783.5 millions/s 0 % 18110.1 millions/s 16.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8239.4 millions/s 0 % 7684.6 millions/s 6.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3820, Core i7-960.

Average frames per second Core i7-3820 Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 85.1 FPS 68.4 FPS
High settings 136.1 FPS 109.5 FPS
Medium settings 170.2 FPS 136.9 FPS
Low settings 212.7 FPS 171.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-3820 Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.9 FPS 117.9 FPS
High settings 204.6 FPS 188.7 FPS
Medium settings 255.7 FPS 235.8 FPS
Low settings 319.6 FPS 294.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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