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    AMD FX-8320 vs Intel Core i7-2600

    AMD FX-8320
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8320
    Intel Core i7-2600
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i7-2600

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8320
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      123%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8320
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      135%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8320
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      110%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    10% higher multi threaded performance.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8320.
    Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i7-2600

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    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-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsSandy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2012vsJan 2011

    Cores

    AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size315mm²vs216mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8320Intel Core i7-2600
    Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.425 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8320
      2440 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      3800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8320
      14005 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      16320 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
      94.88
    • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
      129

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
      555.63
    • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
      614

    points - higher is better

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