Intel Core i7 5820K 6-core LGA 2011-v3

Intel Core i7 5820K 6-core LGA 2011-v3

Intel
60 Overall Score
vs
Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Empowered PC
52 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Intel Core i7 5820K 6-core LGA 2011-v3

92 out of 100 high confidence 52 reviews

The Intel Core i7-5820K is widely praised as an outstanding value in the high-end CPU market, offering six cores and twelve threads at a price far below its more expensive siblings. Users consistently report excellent overclocking potential, with many achieving stable speeds of 4.4 GHz or higher on air or liquid cooling. The processor handles demanding games, streaming, and content creation with ease, though buyers must note it requires an LGA 2011-v3 motherboard and DDR4 RAM, and does not include a stock cooler. The main drawback is the limited 28 PCIe lanes, which can restrict multi-GPU and storage configurations, but for most users this is not a significant issue.

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Scores

Productivity
Intel
58
Empowered PC
61
Budget
Intel
59
Empowered PC
58
Gaming
Intel
51
Empowered PC
51
Ai Llm
Intel
50
Empowered PC
44
Server
Intel
47
Empowered PC
42
Efficiency
Intel
45
Empowered PC
46

Specifications

Intel Core i7 5820KEmpowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X
Processor
BrandIntel—
SeriesCore i7—
Model5820K—
CodenameHaswell-E—
Classdesktop—
Process22★—
Cores & Clocks
Cores6★—
Threads12★—
Base Clock
3,300
No data
Boost Clock
3,600
No data
Cache
L2 Cache1.5★—
L3 Cache15★—
Performance
PassMark Multi
9,830
26,537
PassMark Single
1,992
3,386
Memory
Memory TypeDDR4★—
Max Speed
3,200
No data
Channels4★—
Max Memory64★—
ECC✗—
Platform & Power
SocketLGA 2011-v3—
PCIe3.0—
PCIe Lanes28★—
TDP140★—
Unlocked✓★—

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 5820K 6-core LGA 2011-v3

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong platform (81st percentile)81st %ile

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Strong single thread (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong multi thread (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average feature (21st percentile)

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

Intel Core i7 5820K 6-core LGA 2011-v3

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X

Verdict

★ Winner: Intel Core i7 5820K

Scores 60 overall, wins 2 of 6 usage categories and 14 of 24 specs.

Intel Core i7 5820K Better at:

Ai LlmServer

Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X Better at:

Productivity

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