Intel Core i7-3820 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-3820 and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3820

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1746 vs 1056
• 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5773 vs 1538

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1746 1056
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5773 1538

Compare specifications (specs)