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The FX-8320E is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 5500 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $95.72 more expensive!

Advantages of the FX-8320E

  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5500

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 54% cheaper$82.30 vs $178.02
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads

FX-8320E vs Ryzen 5 5500 for Gaming

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FX-8320E vs Ryzen 5 5500 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The FX-8320E vs Ryzen 5 5500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8320E Logo

FX-8320E

Sep 2nd, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

439

23%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1684

22%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1874

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7688

100%

Performance Specifications

The FX-8320E vs Ryzen 5 5500 in core CPU performance specifications

AMD FX-8320E Logo

FX-8320E

Sep 2nd, 2014


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

50%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

89%

Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

95%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1866 MHz

58%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 4th, 2022


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

3200 MHz

100%

Specifications

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FX-8320E

Specifications

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Ryzen 5 5500

General
Sep 2nd, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
$147.00
MSRP$159.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM3+SocketAMD Socket AM4
VisheraCodenameVermeer
95 WPower Consumption
65 W
Performance
8
Cores6
8Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8 MBL3 Cache
16 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1866 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 3200 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Integrated GraphicsNo
YesOverclockableYes

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FX-8320E and Ryzen 5 5500 vs Other CPUs

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