AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 160.10

Overall Rank:
1831st fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2325th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
523rd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $34.00 USD (2024-11-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5443

Single Thread Rating

1467

Samples: 7642*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,108
Thread: 1,402

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Integer Math	37,162 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,902 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,707 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,660 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92,994 KBytes/Sec
Physics	471 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,311 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,467 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$95.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$34.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,443

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		160.10
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		1,467

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249557 - Nov 19 2024		5309
BL2249498 - Nov 19 2024		5620
BL2248823 - Nov 18 2024		5584
BL2246110 - Nov 15 2024		5686
BL2244535 - Nov 13 2024		5785

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,443
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,338 (-1.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,211 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,768 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,574 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,496 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,122 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,111 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,412 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,182 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,100 (+12.1%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,066 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,626 (+3.3%)

Is the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		691

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