AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 53.43

Overall Rank:
1994th fastest in multithreading out of 5120 CPUs
2494th fastest in single threading out of 5120 CPUs
567th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $102.02 USD (2025-02-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5451

Single Thread Rating

1466

Samples: 7771*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,108
Thread: 1,402

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Integer Math	37,124 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,907 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,653 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,668 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92,968 KBytes/Sec
Physics	469 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,320 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,466 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$102.02 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,696
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,315
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,451

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.68
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		150.78
Intel Core i9-13900K		148.60
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		53.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		1,466

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2621782 - May 13 2025		5599
BL2620723 - May 13 2025		6592
BL2618496 - May 12 2025		5820
BL2617630 - May 11 2025		5647
BL2613428 - May 09 2025		5893

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,451
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,193 (+13.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,337 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,749 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,416 (+17.7%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,298 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,790 (-12.1%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,631 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,517 (-17.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,114 (-6.2%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,623 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,348 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,625 (-15.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,326
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,475
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,407
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		690

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