Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs AMD FX-8320

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and AMD FX-8320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

• Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 61.10°C
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
• Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1180
• 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5453 vs 1118
• Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 401
• 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2495 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: AMD FX-8320

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1180 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1118 5453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	401 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	702 2495

Compare specifications (specs)