AMD FX-8320E vs Apple A11 Bionic

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AMD FX-8320E CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A11 Bionic
AMD FX-8320E Apple A11 Bionic

CPU comparison

AMD FX-8320E or Apple A11 Bionic - 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-8320E 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-8320E was released in Q3/2014.

The Apple A11 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. The CPU supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A11 Bionic was released in Q3/2017.
AMD FX (30) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD FX-8000 (11) CPU group Apple A11 (1)
2 Generation 11
Vishera (Bulldozer) Architecture A11
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A10 Fusion
-- Successor Apple A12 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-8320E has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-8320E is 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Apple A11 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A11 Bionic is at 2.39 GHz.

AMD FX-8320E Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz) A-Core 2.39 GHz
2x Monsoon
-- B-Core 1.19 GHz
4x Mistral

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD FX-8320E Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD FX-8320E or Apple A11 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Apple A11
GPU frequency 1.07 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 3 GB
-- DirectX Version --

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 Apple A11
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD FX-8320E can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Apple A11 Bionic supports up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD FX-8320E Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 3 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-8320E is 95 W, while the Apple A11 Bionic has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD FX-8320E Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD FX-8320E is manufactured in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Apple A11 Bionic is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD FX-8320E Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
AM3+ Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2017
125 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E (54%)
Apple A11 Bionic (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E (94%)
Apple A11 Bionic (78%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
500 (54%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
932 (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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
2269 (88%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
2569 (100%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7960 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
4360 (55%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1093 (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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1997 (100%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
188 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
999 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz
409 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD FX-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
295465 (100%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1235 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
91 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

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-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
584 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD FX-8320E AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-8320E Apple A11 Bionic
Unknown Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone X

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