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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3820 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $319.88 vs $615.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900X - $1.87 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-3820 - 190 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 20 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
171
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$319.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
57.71604938271605%
Price, $
$615
52%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
39.1497461928934%
Multi-Core
2299
24.533134137231887%
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Core i9-10900X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
190 FPS
$30.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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