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    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD FX-8320

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jun 2017
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    AMD FX-8320
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8320

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      196%
    • AMD FX-8320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      169%
    • AMD FX-8320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      224%
    • AMD FX-8320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 69% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 124% 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).
    Around 96% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    XFR
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    ArchitectureAMD ZenvsAMD Piledriver
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameZenvsVishera
    Release DateJun 2017vsOct 2012

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    Cores6vs8
    Threads12vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs384 KB
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
    L3 Cache16384 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM3+
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size192mm²vs315mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600XAMD FX-8320
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3500 MHz
    Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs4000 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
    Voltageunknownvs1.425 V
    TDP95 Wvs125 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      4070 points
    • AMD FX-8320
      2440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      26571 points
    • AMD FX-8320
      14005 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      161
    • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
      94.88

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
      1245
    • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
      555.63

    points - higher is better

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