AMD FX-4320 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4320 and AMD Athlon II X4 605e 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD FX-4320

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 78% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 986
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3140 vs 1963

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 986
PassMark - CPU mark	3140 vs 1963

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 550
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1472

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 1472

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4320
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3140

1963

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

1433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1472

4113

Name	AMD FX-4320	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	986
PassMark - CPU mark	3140	1963
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1472	4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4320	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Propus
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	October 2009
OPN PIB	FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4320WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2131	2153
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$101.80
Value for money (0-100)		7.96
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1200 million	300 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™)