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    AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i5-2320

    AMD FX-8370
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
    AMD FX-8370
    Intel Core i5-2320
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2011
    Intel Core i5-2320

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      118%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      110%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      146%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 46% 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 Intel Core i5-2320

    10% higher single threaded performance.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8370.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD FX-8370

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8370

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

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    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-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsSandy Bridge
    Release DateSep 2014vsSep 2011

    Cores

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size315mm²vs216mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-2320
    Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3000 MHz
    Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      2623 points
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      3300 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      16006 points
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      12000 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      10991
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      7870

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      2540
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      2730

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      12941
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      8478

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      2167
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      2543

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8370
      635
    • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
      427.27

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8370
      102
    • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
      108.81

    points - higher is better

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