Athlon X4 750K vs FX-8320

Primary details

Comparing FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1459	1908
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.44	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$106	$21

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192K
L2 cache	8192 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K compatibility with other computer components: 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	1
Socket	AM3+	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3-1866

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Athlon X4 750K.

PCIe version

n/a

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

FX-8320 outperforms Athlon X4 750K by 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.53	1.85
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	100 Watt

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