FX-4320: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
FX-4320 provides poor benchmark performance at 1.98% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
AMD started FX-4320 sales 23 October 2012. This is a Vishera architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32nm SOI manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AM3+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR3-1866 memory.
Primary details
FX-4320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1939 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 1.97 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4320 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | AM3+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by FX-4320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by FX-4320's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into FX-4320.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | Not Listed | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of FX-4320. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to FX-4320 is Core i7-870, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for FX-4320, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for FX-4320 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 1304 configurations using FX-4320 in our database.
