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See full details | Intel Core i3 4340 vs AMD FX 8320 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 66.8 °C |
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | More cores 8 |
by Ramish-Zafar (Jun, 2014)The enthusiast has managed to overclock the processor to a staggering 8171.53 MHz.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
7.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 66.8 °C | vs | 61.1 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once |
summary | Core i3 4340 | vs | FX 8320 |
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Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Octa core | |
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 54W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 19.13 pt/W | 7.8 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 101.56W |
details | Core i3 4340 | vs | FX 8320 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.8°C | Unknown - 61.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 4.57 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 4,161.4 | 9,317 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.73 GHz | 4.57 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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