Xeon Gold 5320H vs FX-8320
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5320H outperforms FX-8320 by a whopping 479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1844 | 412 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 5.10 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H: 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) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 27.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H 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 | 4 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 RDIMM |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.12 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Xeon Gold 5320H.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.13 | 18.12 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 20 |
| Threads | 8 | 40 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 150 Watt |
FX-8320 has 20% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5320H, on the other hand, has a 479% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 129% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5320H is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-8320 in performance tests.
Note that FX-8320 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5320H is a server/workstation one.
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