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: 1434 vs 1189
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5095 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
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 September 2014 vs February 2012
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C vs 70.10°C
L2 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1434 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark 5095 vs 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 495 vs 369
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
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8320E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 641

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1434
1189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5095
2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
495
369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2254
1247
Name AMD FX-8320E AMD Athlon II X4 641
PassMark - Single thread mark 1434 1189
PassMark - CPU mark 5095 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 495 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2254 1247
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 17.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.463

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-8320E AMD Athlon II X4 641

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Llano
Family AMD FX-Series Processors AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 2 September 2014 February 2012
OPN PIB FD832EWMHKBOX AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray FD832EWMW8KHK AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating 2490 2476
Price now $94.42 $91.50
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100) 23.45 10.77
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 315 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count 1200 million 1178 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+ FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)