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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 2521 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $319.88 vs $359.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 29% better in Rust than Core i7-3820 - 208 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-3820 - $1.73 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 16 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
161
77.40384615384616%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
86.93467336683418%
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
36.48728562980485%
Multi-Core
2299
28.548367068173352%
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3820 or Core i9-9900KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
77 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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