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: 53.67

Overall Rank:
2265th fastest in multithreading out of 5783 CPUs
2786th fastest in single threading out of 5783 CPUs
610th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5475

Single Thread Rating

1466

Samples: 7965*
*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	37,125 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,921 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,631 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,681 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	93,129 KBytes/Sec
Physics	472 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,466 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,941
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,087
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,475

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.61
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		53.67
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		1,466

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3269871 - Feb 07 2026		5454
BL3266856 - Feb 06 2026		5487
BL3266838 - Feb 06 2026		6972
BL3261925 - Feb 04 2026		1856
BL3258885 - Feb 02 2026		5565

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,475
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,331 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,505 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,694 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,792 (-12.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,637 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,513 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,483 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,344 (-2.4%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,652 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		6,171 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,972 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		4,662 (-14.9%)

Is the AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		692

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