Key Differences
In short — Core i7-980X outperforms FX-8320 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-980X is 952 days older than FX-8320.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-8320 - 207 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | AMD FX-8320 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
