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.

Is the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?

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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: 136.20

Overall Rank:
1800th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
2294th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
505th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.98 USD (2024-10-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5445

Single Thread Rating

1468

Samples: 7623*
*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	37,196 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,906 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,721 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,660 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	93,066 KBytes/Sec
Physics	472 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,311 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,468 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.
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!
	$49.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	L@@K L@@K Gaming Desktop GAMEPOWER Elite GTX Eight CORE AMD FX 8320 4.0 GHz Turbo 1 TB 8 GB ASUS Graphics Card HD 7790 OR Better	$635.00 (www.amazon.com)
	L@@K L@@K Gaming Desktop GAMEPOWER Elite GTX Eight CORE AMD FX 8320 4.0 GHz Turbo 3 TB 16 GB ASUS Graphics Card HD 7790 OR Better	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	L@@K L@@K Gaming Desktop GAMEPOWER Versa N21 GTX Eight CORE AMD FX 8320 4.0 GHz Turbo 1 TB 8 GB Win 7 OR Win 10 Your Choice	$710.00 (www.amazon.com)
	L@@K L@@K Gaming Desktop GAMEPOWER Versa N21 GTX Eight CORE AMD FX 8320 4.0 GHz Turbo 3 TB 16 GB Win 7 OR Win 10 Your Choice	$710.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,091
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,445

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		136.20
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		1,468

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2209113 - Oct 02 2024		5788
BL2208527 - Oct 01 2024		5947
BL2202384 - Sep 24 2024		5240
BL2202369 - Sep 24 2024		2980
BL2201287 - Sep 22 2024		5644

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,445
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,317 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,413 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,765 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,179 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,566 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,226 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,687 (+4.4%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,209 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,118 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,115 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,108 (+12.2%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,064 (+11.4%)

Is the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,114
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		960

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