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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X 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 Core i9-7940X is 1095 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320E.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320E
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $178.02 vs $302.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-7940X - $1.96 vs $2.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 33% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-8320E - 121 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 28 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
91
75.20661157024794%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
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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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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