AMD FX-4320 vs AMD Athlon II X2 210e

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4320 and AMD Athlon II X2 210e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD FX-4320

AMD Athlon II X2 210e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 58% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1105
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3140 vs 1105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1105
PassMark - CPU mark	3140 vs 1105

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 210e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4320
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 210e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3140

1105

Name	AMD FX-4320	AMD Athlon II X2 210e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1105
PassMark - CPU mark	3140	1105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1472

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4320	AMD Athlon II X2 210e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Regor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	September 2010
OPN PIB	FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4320WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2131	2173
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1200 million	410 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	Not Listed
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)