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AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Core i7-4558U

AMD

AMD FX-8320E

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

Intel Core i7-4558U

Intel BGA1168 2800 MHz 2 cores Jun 2013 MOBILE
Intel Core i7-4558U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E112%
  • Intel Core i7-4558U100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E100%
  • Intel Core i7-4558U144%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8320E156%
  • Intel Core i7-4558U100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 56% 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 i7-4558U

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 44% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 67 watts lower power draw.
  • 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 i7-4558U
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
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i7-4558U
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameVisheraHaswell
Release DateSep 2014Jun 2013

Cores

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i7-4558U
Cores82
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoIntel HD 5100

Cache

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i7-4558U
L1 Cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i7-4558U
SocketAMD Socket AM3+Intel BGA1168
Max Case Tempunknownunknown
PackageuPGAFC-BGA1168
Die Size315mm²118mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8320EIntel Core i7-4558U
Cpu Frequency3200 MHz2800 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHz3300 MHz
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.425 Vunknown
TDP95 W28 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8320E2440 points
  • Intel Core i7-4558U3696 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8320E12805 points
  • Intel Core i7-4558U7526 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E9714
  • Intel Core i7-4558U6088

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E2238
  • Intel Core i7-4558U3358

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E10693
  • Intel Core i7-4558U6844

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8320E1964
  • Intel Core i7-4558U2902

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)92.09
  • Intel Core i7-4558U (simulated)124

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)507.15
  • Intel Core i7-4558U (simulated)330.67

points - higher is better

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