EPYC 9654 vs FX-8320E

General info

Comparing FX-8320E and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1496	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.90	10.14
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Genoa
Release date	2 September 2014 (9 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	$140	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654 has 1027% better value for money than FX-8320E.

Technical specs

FX-8320E and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	8	192
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	315 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320E and EPYC 9654 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	2
Socket	AM3+	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320E and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320E and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320E and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320E and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	n/a	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms FX-8320E by 2362% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	3.18	78.29
Recency	2 September 2014	10 November 2022
Physical cores	8	96
Threads	8	192
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	360 Watt

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