AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Core i3-2348M

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD FX-8320E		Intel Core i3-2348M
CPU comparison AMD FX-8320E or Intel Core i3-2348M - 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 Intel Core i3-2348M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2348M was released in Q1/2013.

AMD FX (30)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD FX-8000 (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2	Generation	2
Vishera (Bulldozer)	Architecture	Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Intel Core i3-2348M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2348M is at 2.30 GHz.
AMD FX-8320E	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2348M
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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-8320E	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2348M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD FX-8320E or Intel Core i3-2348M 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	Intel HD Graphics 3000
	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	10.1

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 HD Graphics 3000
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	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	No

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 Intel Core i3-2348M supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
AMD FX-8320E	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2348M
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1333
	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-8320E is 95 W, while the Intel Core i3-2348M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD FX-8320E	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2348M
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	85 °C
Technical details The AMD FX-8320E is manufactured in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2348M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD FX-8320E	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2348M
32 nm	Technology	32 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, AVX
AM3+	Socket	PGA 988
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q1/2013
125 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8320E (100%)

Intel Core i3-2348M (90%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8320E (100%)

Intel Core i3-2348M (31%)

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 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	500 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	449 (90%)

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 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2269 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1019 (45%)

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 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	7960 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1270 (16%)

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 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	390 (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 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	806 (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 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	188 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 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 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	999 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 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 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.15 GHz	221 (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 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1235 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 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 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	91 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 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 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	584 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2348M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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