Intel Core i3-9320 vs AMD A8-7670K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9320 and AMD A8-7670K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-9320

AMD A8-7670K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9320

Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2711 vs 1493
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7358 vs 3213

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2711 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	7358 vs 3213

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9320
CPU 2: AMD A8-7670K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2711

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7358

3213

Name	Intel Core i3-9320	AMD A8-7670K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2711	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	7358	3213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7326

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9320	AMD A8-7670K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$154 - $162
Place in performance rating	862	888
Processor Number	i3-9320
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD767KXBJCSBX
Series		AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		10
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Near Silent 95W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)