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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 3319 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-3820 - 329 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $240.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-3820 - $0.73 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 16 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
329
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Core i9-11900KF
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
278 FPS
$4.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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281 FPS
$11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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243 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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243 FPS
$4.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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285 FPS
$11.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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281 FPS
$7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,225
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269 FPS
$13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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251 FPS
$6.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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269 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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