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AMD FX-8320E

vs

Intel Core i3-4170

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD FX-8320E and Intel Core i3-4170 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD FX-8320E

More Total Cores: 8 (8 vs 2)
Larger L3 Cache: 8 MB (shared) (8 MB (shared) vs 3MB shared)

Intel Core i3-4170

Higher Technology: 22 nm (32 nm vs 22 nm)
Newer Launch Date: March 2015 (September 2014 vs March 2015)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

September 2014

Launch Date

March 2015

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

FX-8320E

Model Name

i3-4170

Vishera

Code Name

Haswell

FX (Vishera)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

3.2 GHz

Basic Frequency

up to 4 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

384 KB

L1 Cache

64K per core

8 MB

L2 Cache

256K per core

8 MB (shared)

L3 Cache

3MB shared

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

AMD Socket AM3+

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

LGA-1150

16.0x

Multiplier

Yes

Multiplier Unlocked

Unlocked Multiplier

32 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

22 nm

95 W

TDP

54 W

Gen 2

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

3.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

1,200 million

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR3-1600

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32GB

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

25.6 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

GPU Specifications

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

True

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz