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| Intel Core i5 3350P vs AMD FX 8320 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i5 3350P
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3350P
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 56.06W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 67.4 °C | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 16.62 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8320
- 3.5 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8320
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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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Much lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 101.56W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 67.4 °C | vs | 61.1 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.56 GHz | vs | 3.57 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.75 GHz | vs | 3.91 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3350P vs FX 8320
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3350P
8,744
FX 8320
10,352
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3350P
2,725
FX 8320
2,066
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3350P
2,250,000 MB/s
FX 8320
2,320,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3350P
8,578
FX 8320
9,798
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 3350P
8,986
FX 8320
10,594
GeekBench
Core i5 3350P
10,977
FX 8320
11,631
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 3350P
6,117
FX 8320
8,183
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 3350P
1,747
FX 8320
1,402
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3350P | vs | FX 8320 |
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Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
AM3+ | |||
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 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 69W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 13.63 pt/W | 7.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 101.56W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
details | Core i5 3350P | vs | FX 8320 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 31 | 20 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 61.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 4 | 63 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.57 GHz | 4.56 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.91 GHz | 4.75 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | 4.56 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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