AMD A4-6320
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AMD A4-6320 vs AMD FX-8100. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2014
AMD A4-6320
AMD A4-6320
Released
Q4/2011
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AMD FX-8100
AMD FX-8100

What's the best choice AMD A4-6320 or AMD FX-8100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A4-6320 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2014.

AMD FX-8100 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

AMD A4-6320 Reasons to consider
AMD A4-6320
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1593 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A4-6320 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1348 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    650 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    780 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1135 place
AMD FX-8100 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8100
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1016 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    560 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    428 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    715 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    440 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    632 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    434 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    752 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A4-6320 AMD A4-6320
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD A4-6000 left arrow AMD FX-8000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 8370D left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-8100 and AMD A4-6320. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A4-6320 and AMD FX-8100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A4-6320 and AMD A4-6320, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A4-6320 and AMD FX-8100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1906
AMD A4-6320
1640
AMD FX-8100
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3123
AMD A4-6320
8075
AMD FX-8100
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2512
AMD A4-6320
6159
AMD FX-8100

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