AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Pentium G3258
Summary
AMD FX-8320E
119%
Intel Pentium G3258
100%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8320E
100%
Intel Pentium G3258
161%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8320E
175%
Intel Pentium G3258
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320E |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 75% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G3258 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 61% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 41 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8320E. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-8320E
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Sep 2014 | vs | Jun 2014 |
Cores
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8192 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-8320E | | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3200 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.425 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 54 W |
AMD FX-8320E
2440 points
Intel Pentium G3258
3584 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8320E
12805 points
Intel Pentium G3258
7168 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8320E
9714
Intel Pentium G3258
5756
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8320E
2238
Intel Pentium G3258
4126
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8320E
10693
Intel Pentium G3258
7412
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8320E
1964
Intel Pentium G3258
3223
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better