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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $319.88 vs $350.99
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in God of War than Core i7-3820 - 191 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-3820 - $1.84 vs $1.95 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
164
85.86387434554975%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
94.35897435897436%
Price, $
$319.88
100%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$350.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
24.272226593233675%
Multi-Core
2299
15.4492305624622%
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Core i9-12900KF
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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116 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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94 FPS
$28.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
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139 FPS
$15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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124 FPS
$20.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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125 FPS
$43.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
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124 FPS
$31.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,856
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124 FPS
$19.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,473
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116 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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125 FPS
$36.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,599
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