CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 670 vs 8320

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R11.5, Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Cinebench R11.5 (1-core), Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and 1 more

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

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AMD FX 8320 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i5 670

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 670

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Is hyperthreaded Yes vs No Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much more l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 2x more l3 cache per core
Better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score 1.21 vs 1.05 More than 15% better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score
Lower annual commercial energy cost 94.87 $/year vs 109.5 $/year Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost
Front view of AMD FX 8320

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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 more l3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More cores 8 vs 2 6 more cores; run more applications at once
Higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.73 GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score 9,317 vs 2,780.7 More than 3.2x better PassMark (Overclocked) score
Significantly better PassMark score 8,183 vs 3,224 More than 2.5x better PassMark score
Much better performance per dollar 5.89 pt/$ vs 1.78 pt/$ More than 3.2x better performance per dollar
Better geekbench (32-bit) score 9,886 vs 5,019 More than 95% better geekbench (32-bit) score
Significantly more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Marginally newer Oct, 2012 vs Jan, 2010 Release date over 2 years later
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 20,870 vs 11,294 Around 85% better cinebench r10 32Bit score
Better performance per watt 6.75 pt/W vs 4.57 pt/W Around 50% better performance per watt
Lower annual home energy cost 30.11 $/year vs 36.29 $/year More than 15% lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 670 vs FX 8320

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i5 670
5,019
FX 8320
9,886

GeekBench

Core i5 670
5,823
FX 8320
11,631

Cinebench R11.5

FX 8320
6.28

Cinebench R11.5 (Single Core)

FX 8320
1.05

Passmark

Core i5 670
3,224
FX 8320
8,183
Core i5 670 FX 8320 @ cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 670
1,378
FX 8320
1,402

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i5 670  vs
FX 8320 
Clock speed 3.46 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.73 GHz 4 GHz
Cores Dual core Octa core
Socket type
LGA 1156
AM3+
Is unlocked No Yes
Is hyperthreaded Yes 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

gpu

GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics N/A
Number of displays supported 2 N/A
GPU clock speed 733 MHz N/A

details

Core i5 670  vs
FX 8320 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 8
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nms 32 nms
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.78 GHz 4.65 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.78 GHz 4.82 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,780.7 9,317
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.78 GHz 4.65 GHz

power consumption

TDP 73W 125W
Annual home energy cost 36.29 $/year 30.11 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 94.87 $/year 109.5 $/year
Performance per watt 4.57 pt/W 6.75 pt/W
Typical power consumption 97.7W 101.56W
Intel Core i5 670
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