AMD FX-8320E vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8320E and AMD Athlon II X4 641 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• Around 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 70.10°C
• 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 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 1189
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5090 vs 2313
• Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 495 vs 369
• Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2254 vs 1247

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

• 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 Athlon II X4 641

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1433 1189
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5090 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	495 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2254 1247

Compare specifications (specs)