Intel Core i3 4340 vs AMD FX 8320

older Released July, 2013

Intel Core i3 4340

3.6 GHz
Dual core

Front view of Intel Core i3 4340

7.6 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4340

	Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm		Has a built-in GPU Yes
	Much higher Maximum operating temperature 66.8 °C

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older Released October, 2012

AMD FX 8320

3.5 GHz
Octa core
Unlocked

Front view of AMD FX 8320

5.5 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8320

Is unlocked

Yes

More cores

8

The enthusiast has managed to overclock the processor to a staggering 8171.53 MHz.

by Ramish-Zafar (Jun, 2014)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 4340 7.4 FX 8320 7.5 FX 6300 6.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 4340 9.1 FX 8320 7.2 FX 6300 7.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 4340 6.5 FX 8320 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 4340 5.0 FX 8320 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 4340 6.1 FX 8320 5.1 FX 6300 5.2
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 4340 6.1 FX 8320 5.9 FX 6300 6.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

7.6	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i3 4340 7.6 FX 8320 5.5 FX 6300 5.4

Winner
AMD FX 8320

CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 8320 based on its overclocking.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 4340

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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

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

Front view of AMD FX 8320

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AMD FX 8320

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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

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

6,874

10,352

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

3,294

2,066

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

4,470,000 MB/s

2,320,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

6,710

9,798

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

7,453

10,594

GeekBench

7,453

11,631

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

5,232

8,183

PassMark (Single Core)

2,085

1,402

summary	Core i3 4340	vs	FX 8320
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
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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