Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Core i7-3820

Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-3820
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Feb 2012
Intel Core i7-3820

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    186%
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    156%
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    217%
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 56% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 117% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-3820.
Around 86% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3820

None

Intel Core i7-8700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-8700K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge-E
Release DateOct 2017vsFeb 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
Cores6vs4
Threads12vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs10240 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Temp72°Cvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Size151mm²vs294mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-3820
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.35 V
TDP95 Wvs130 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    31968 points
  • Intel Core i7-3820
    17280 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    1412
  • Intel Core i7-3820 (simulated)
    650.12

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    202
  • Intel Core i7-3820 (simulated)
    129

points - higher is better