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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 2440 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 i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-3820 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $160.91 vs $319.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-3820 - $1.33 vs $2.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
112
92.56198347107438%
Value, $/FPS
$2.86/FPS
46.50349650349651%
Price, $
$319.88
50%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
44.580924855491325%
Multi-Core
2299
47.94577685088634%
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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