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    AMD A6-3600 vs AMD FX-8320

    AMD A6-3600
    AMD Socket FM1DESKTOP
    2100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2011
    AMD A6-3600
    AMD FX-8320
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8320

    Summary

    Reasons to consider AMD A6-3600

    60 watts lower power draw.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8320.

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.
    AMD FX-8320

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8320

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    AMD FX-8320

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8320

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

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    Turbo Core
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    HT3.1

    Architecture

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    ArchitectureAMD LLanovsAMD Piledriver
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameLlanovsVishera
    Release DateJun 2011vsOct 2012

    Cores

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    Cores4vs8
    Threads4vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6530DvsNo

    Cache

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs384 KB
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
    L3 Cache0 KBvs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    SocketAMD Socket FM1vsAMD Socket AM3+
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size228mm²vs315mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8320
    Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs3500 MHz
    Turbo Clock2400 MHzvs4000 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
    Voltage1.4125 Vvs1.425 V
    TDP65 Wvs125 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      2400 points
    • AMD FX-8320
      2440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A6-3600
      8400 points
    • AMD FX-8320
      14005 points

    Points - higher is better

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