Intel Core i7-3820: specs and benchmarks

Intel started Intel Core i7-3820 sales on February 2012 at a recommended price of $400. This is Sandy Bridge-E architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011 processor with a TDP of 130 Watt and a maximum temperature of 67 °C. It supports DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at 7.21 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

Of Core i7-3820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.

Core i7-3820's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i7-3820's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Information on Core i7-3820 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Core i7-3820 technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3820 are enumerated here.

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-3820.

Specifications and connection of Core i7-3820's supported peripherals.

Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i7-3820. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-3820. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Let's see how good Core i7-3820 is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.