Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms FX-8320 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1774 days newer than FX-8320.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than FX-8320 - 193 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320 - 28 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
