Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs FX-8320

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1549not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency2.60no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L2 cache8192 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data20 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 20 June 2016
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 145 Watt

FX-8320 has 16% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2689A v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FX-8320 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8320 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2689A v4 is a server/workstation one.


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