AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD FX-8320E
Summary
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
391%
AMD FX-8320E
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
280%
AMD FX-8320E
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
502%
AMD FX-8320E
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 180% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 402% 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 291% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320E |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 3 | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Vermeer | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Nov 2020 | vs | Sep 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32MB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | | AMD FX-8320E | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 105 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
5640 points
AMD FX-8320E
2440 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
44505 points
AMD FX-8320E
12805 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better