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Intel Core i7-5820K Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i7-5820K
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.8 (8 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-08-11

The Intel Core i7-5820K has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i7-5820K scores 923 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 5,537 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i7-5820K
Family:	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 5000X (3)
Architecture:	Haswell E
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	Intel Core i7-4820K
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5820K has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5820K is 3.30 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 12
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	6x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):	3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-5820K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-5820K uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2133	68.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth:	27.6 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 140 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	140 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5820K is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 15.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	15.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2014
Release price:	499 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-5820K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	818
	Intel Core i5-4590 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	811
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	809
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	795
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	794
	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	794
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	764

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	5995
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	5737
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	5737
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5700
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	5640
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	5620
	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5612

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1092
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1089
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1089
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1086
	Intel Core i3-6100T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1086
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz	1086
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz	1086

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Xeon Silver 4108 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	5788
	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5784
	Intel Core i7-9700T 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	5784
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5763
	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	5748
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz	5728
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	5703

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5925 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	928
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	926
	Intel Core i5-8500T 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	924
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	923
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz	923
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	922
	Intel Core i3-7300T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	921

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	5631
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5623
	Intel Core i3-12100T 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	5560
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5537
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	5536
	Intel Core i5-10500E 6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz	5520
	Intel Xeon D-1557 12C 24T @ 1.50 GHz	5518

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	333
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	333
	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	331
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	329
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	327
	Intel Celeron G5905 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	326
	Intel Core i5-4460 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	325

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2337
	Intel Core i3-10300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2330
	Intel Core i3-10105F 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2310
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2301
	Intel Core i5-8400 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	2291
	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2287
	Intel Core i5-8500 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2287

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	97
	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	96
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	94
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	88
	Intel Core i3-10100 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	88
	Intel Core i3-10105 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	86
	Intel Core i7-4790K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	84

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3 10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz	9953
	Intel Core i5-8600 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	9950
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	9917
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	9854
	Intel Core i7-7740X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	9846
	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz	9834
	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	9791

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	318.4
	Intel Core i5-9600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	318.4
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	323.8
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	331.7
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	335.8
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	336.4
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	367.5

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2921
	Intel Core i5-9600K 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2882
	Intel Core i7-4960X 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	2868
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	2849
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz	2847
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	2838
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	2831

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	140
	Intel Core i5-6400 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	140
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	140
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	139
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	139
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	139
	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	139

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1094
	Intel Core i7-4960X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1092
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1092
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1085
	Intel Core i3-10320 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1080
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	1068
	Intel Core i7-3970X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1065

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
626 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
744 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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