AMD FX-4320 vs AMD Opteron 842

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4320 and AMD Opteron 842 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 Opteron 842

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 156% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 842

Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4320
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 842

Name	AMD FX-4320	AMD Opteron 842
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564
PassMark - CPU mark	3150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1472

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4320	AMD Opteron 842
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	SledgeHammer
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	May 2004
OPN PIB	FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4320WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2139	not rated
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1200 million	106 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	82 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™)