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AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Core i5-2310

AMD

AMD FX-8320E

AMD Socket AM3+ 3200 MHz 8 cores Sep 2014 DESKTOP
AMD FX-8320E
Intel

Intel Core i5-2310

Intel Socket 1155 2900 MHz 4 cores May 2011 DESKTOP
Intel Core i5-2310

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E105%
  • Intel Core i5-2310100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E100%
  • Intel Core i5-2310119%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E126%
  • Intel Core i5-2310100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 26% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

  • 19% higher single threaded performance.
  • Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8320E.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD FX-8320E
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8320E

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameVisheraSandy Bridge
Release DateSep 2014May 2011

Cores

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
Cores84
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoIntel HD 2000

Cache

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
L1 Cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)6144 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
SocketAMD Socket AM3+Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownunknown
PackageuPGAFC-LGA10
Die Size315mm²216mm²
Process32 nm32 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i5-2310
Cpu Frequency3200 MHz2900 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHz3200 MHz
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.425 Vunknown
TDP95 W95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8320E2440 points
  • Intel Core i5-23103200 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8320E12805 points
  • Intel Core i5-231011600 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E9714
  • Intel Core i5-23107662

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E2238
  • Intel Core i5-23102628

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E10693
  • Intel Core i5-23108143

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E1964
  • Intel Core i5-23102481

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)92.09
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)105.51

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)507.15
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)413.03

points - higher is better

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