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AMD FX 8320
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8320
- 3.5 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
7.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8320
 | More l2 cache 8 MB | | More cores 8 |
| | Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score 9,317 | | More threads 8 |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6350
- 3.9 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
7.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 6350
| | Higher clock speed 3.9 GHz | | More l3 cache per core 1.33 MB/core |
| | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,511 |
by Tech RadarAll GPUs being equal, the AMD chip is going to hold back your graphics card in comparison to the performance you could get in combination with an Intel CPU.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 8320 vs 6350
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Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More cores | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 9,317 | vs | 3,626.2 | More than 2.5x better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more threads | |||
| Better geekbench (32-bit) score | 9,964 | vs | 8,179 | More than 20% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Slightly better PassMark score | 8,183 | vs | 7,379 | More than 10% better PassMark score | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.88 GHz | vs | 4.65 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.33 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,511 | vs | 1,402 | Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 8320 vs 6350
GeekBench (32-bit)
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Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 8320 | vs | 6350 |
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| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| XOP | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| F16C | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AES | |||
| SSE Family | |||
| FMA | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 125W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7 pt/W | 7.32 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 101.56W | |
details | FX 8320 | vs | 6350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 63 | 3 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.67 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.88 GHz | 4.65 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 9,317 | 3,626.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.67 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
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