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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3188 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3820 - 164 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $279.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3820 - $1.7 vs $2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 24 vs 8 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
94 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
$37.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$31.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$32.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$27.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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95 FPS
$30.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
$27.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$22.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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59 FPS
$23.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$24.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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