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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 840 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i7-3820 - 199 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $53.5 vs $319.88
- Up to 84% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-3820 - $0.27 vs $1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 88 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
191
95.97989949748744%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
16.167664670658684%
Price, $
$319.88
16%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
47.94094794094794%
Multi-Core
2299
63.31589093913522%
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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