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AMD FX-8320 vs Intel Core i7-990X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 82 %
AMD FX-8320
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-990X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 78 %
AMD FX-8320
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-990X
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD FX-8320
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
522
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
639
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-8320
8C / 8T · 3.75 GHz
2,489
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
3,765
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-8320
8C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
1,350
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
2,460

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At a glance

Wischen
AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
FamilyAMD FX (30)Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU groupAMD FX-8000 (11)Intel Core i7 900 (4)
ArchitectureVishera (Bulldozer)Gulftown
Technology32 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketAM3+LGA 1366
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 86 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 8x 6x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.46 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.00 GHz 3.73 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.75 GHz
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
MemoryDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCYesNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
TDP125 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-990X
Chip designUnknownMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2012Q1/2011
Release price125 $1059 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

Your rating

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AMD FX-8320
AMD FX-8320
8C / 8T · 3.50 - 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 - 3.73 GHz

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