FX-4320 vs Ryzen 5 7235HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7235HS outperforms FX-4320 by a whopping 292% 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 | 1211 | 2244 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 6.65 | 0.80 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-R (2023−2025) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
| Release date | 2023 (3 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4096 KB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320 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 | FP7 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3-1866 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 660M | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and FX-4320.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | Not Listed |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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 | 7.09 | 1.81 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7235HS has a 292% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 433% more advanced lithography process, and 111% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-4320 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 7235HS is a notebook processor while FX-4320 is a desktop one.
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