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AMD FX-8320 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-8320
AMD FX-8320
Released
Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice AMD FX-8320 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-8320 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2012.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

AMD FX-8320 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8320
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1072 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    540 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    843 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    493 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1107 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    887 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    615 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    386 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    419 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    293 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    640 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    127 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    297 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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 AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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
    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 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD FX-8320. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8320 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8320 and AMD FX-8320, 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, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8320 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
188
AMD FX-8320
472
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1082
AMD FX-8320
3570
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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-8320
197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
608
AMD FX-8320
1578
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
522
AMD FX-8320
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
2489
AMD FX-8320
6821
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
8291
AMD FX-8320
17877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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