AMD FX-8320 vs Intel Core i5-5257U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD FX-8320		Intel Core i5-5257U
CPU comparison AMD FX-8320 or Intel Core i5-5257U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD FX-8320 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8320 was released in Q4/2012. The Intel Core i5-5257U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5257U was released in Q1/2015.

AMD FX (30)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD FX-8000 (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
2	Generation	5
Vishera (Bulldozer)	Architecture	Broadwell U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-4258U
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD FX-8320 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Core i5-5257U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.10 GHz).
AMD FX-8320	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-5257U
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.10 GHz
3.75 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD FX-8320	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-5257U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel Iris Graphics 6100
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	8
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	48
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel Iris Graphics 6100
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD FX-8320 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5257U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD FX-8320	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-5257U
DDR3-1866	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD FX-8320 has a TDP of 125 W, that of the Intel Core i5-5257U is 28 W.
AMD FX-8320	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-5257U
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	23 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD FX-8320 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-5257U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
AMD FX-8320	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-5257U
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3+	Socket	BGA 1168
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012	Release date	Q1/2015
125 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8320 (70%)

Intel Core i5-5257U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8320 (100%)

Intel Core i5-5257U (56%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	522 (69%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	760 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	2489 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1649 (66%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	188 (68%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	277 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	1082 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	706 (65%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	8291 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3034 (37%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	91 (72%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	126 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	608 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	327 (54%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	971 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1964 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD FX-8320 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz	806 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz	223 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1350 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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