Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5820K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1304th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
1593rd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
408th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9828

Single Thread Rating

1989

Samples: 4953*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,028
Thread: 2,056

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	35,735 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,910 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,571 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,776 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	148,243 KBytes/Sec
Physics	782 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,584 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,989 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,758
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,329
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,194
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		9,828

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.13
Intel Core i9-12900K		133.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		1,989

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2527641 - Apr 03 2025		9115
BL2526210 - Apr 02 2025		4154
BL2524693 - Apr 01 2025		12617
BL2524643 - Apr 01 2025		9816
BL2523301 - Apr 01 2025 [Overclocked]		11324

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		9,828
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		10,352 (+5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,278 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,069 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		11,435 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		10,726 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		9,385 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,142 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		12,065 (+22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-5820K		11,576 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-5820K		9,229 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,942 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-5820K		8,736 (-11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,394
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,186
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,361
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz		1,802

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz

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