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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 2027 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 3000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3820 - 31 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 89% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3820 - $35.45 vs $319.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $319.88 vs $1099.0
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
31
100%
Value, $/FPS
$35.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099
29%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
1
3.225806451612903%
Value, $/FPS
$319.88/FPS
11.082280855320747%
Price, $
$319.88
100%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
41.27090301003344%
Multi-Core
2299
19.791666666666664%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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