Intel Core i7 3820 review

The four-core version of Intel's extreme CPU lineup

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Intel Core i7 3820
The quad-core Sandy Bridge E in its silicon glory

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The Core i7 3820 actually posts some decent scores but it's the Core i7 2700K that makes the best impression thanks to some stellar comparative benchmarks.

In single-threaded applications the straight Sandy Bridge architecture has the edge in our test, showing why the gaming performance is higher as well.

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Core i7 3820 benchmarks

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Core i7 3820 benchmarks

Core i7 3820 benchmarks

Dave James
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