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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K is 1569 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-3820 - 137 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $108.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 69% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-3820 - $0.79 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$108
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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In Stock
Updated 349097 minutes ago
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
124
90.51094890510949%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
30.620155038759687%
Price, $
$319.88
33%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
Buy for $319.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349095 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
50.408496732026144%
Multi-Core
2299
40.611199434728846%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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