FX-8320E vs Ryzen 5 1400

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1119	1488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	14.26	1.19
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years old)	2 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$86 (0.5x MSRP)	$111

Ryzen 5 1400 has 1098% better value for money than FX-8320E.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and FX-8320E.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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.

Ryzen 5 1400 outperforms FX-8320E by 56% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	5.07	3.24
Recency	11 April 2017	2 September 2014
Physical cores	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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