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AMD FX-8320E vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
AMD FX-8320E
AMD FX-8320E
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

What's the best choice AMD FX-8320E or Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-8320E has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD FX-8320E Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8320E
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1092 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8320E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    539 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    842 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    513 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1134 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    909 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    614 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    454 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    294 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    666 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    780 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    406 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    691 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    441 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    707 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    186 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8320E AMD FX-8320E
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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 FX left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v3
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 and AMD FX-8320E. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes 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 FX-8320E and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 80 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8320E and AMD FX-8320E, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8320E and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
91
AMD FX-8320E
153
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
584
AMD FX-8320E
742
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
500
AMD FX-8320E
897
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2269
AMD FX-8320E
3416
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
2042
AMD FX-8320E
3759
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
9803
AMD FX-8320E
14480
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.06
AMD FX-8320E
1.75
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
6.09
AMD FX-8320E
7.99
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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
7960
AMD FX-8320E
10206
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

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