AMD FX-8320E vs AMD A8-3870K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8320E and AMD A8-3870K 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 1210
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5090 vs 2328
• Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 495 vs 373
• Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2254 vs 1172
• 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.196 vs 2.914
• Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 17.954 vs 9.482
• Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.374 vs 0.191
• Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.463 vs 3.344

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8320E
CPU 2: AMD A8-3870K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1433 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5090 2328
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	495 373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2254 1172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	8.196 2.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	17.954 9.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.374 0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.463 3.344

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