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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper FX-8320E on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8320E is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1769 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320E.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320E
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $178.02 vs $395.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.84 vs $1.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Fortnite than FX-8320E - 230 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 24 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD FX-8320E Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+OEM Pack - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 95 W - FD832EWMW8KHK
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8320E or Ryzen 9 3900X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
148 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
$18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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148 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$14.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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