AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Celeron G550

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8320E and Intel Celeron G550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD FX-8320E

Intel Celeron G550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69.1°C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 1210
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5090 vs 1259
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 495 vs 454
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2254 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 September 2014 vs June 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1433 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	5090 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	495 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2254 vs 863

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8320E
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1433

1210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5090

1259

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

495

454

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2254

863

Name	AMD FX-8320E	Intel Celeron G550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1433	1210
PassMark - CPU mark	5090	1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	495	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2254	863
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	Intel Celeron G550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	2 September 2014	June 2012
OPN PIB	FD832EWMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD832EWMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2490	2474
Price now	$94.42	$19.99
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	23.45	33.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Processor Number		G550
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)