IntelBX80673I77820X
AMDFD8320FRHKBOX

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Skylake-X.
Release date: Q2 2017.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 134,978 user samples
28,524 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 233rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
106,454 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 65% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 606th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+37%
58.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 80.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
121 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+106%
58.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
238 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+112%
112 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
455 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+128%
200 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
822 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+169%
306 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85 Pts 90.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
138 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+100%
68.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
272 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+106%
132 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
533 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+126%
236 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
976 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+163%
371 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,716,400 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.07 % Much higher market share.
+40%
Value
Value For Money
73.8 % +2% 72.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % More popular.
+12%
56 %
Price
Price (score)
$375 $129 Much cheaper.
+66%
Age
Newest
81 Months Much more recent.
+41%
138 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 125 Watts More energy efficient.
+11%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz +3% 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12%
4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1445 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+278%
382 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1263 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+297%
318 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake-X Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2066 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The I7-7820X is the second of three new Skylake-X HEDT (high end desktop processors) released by Intel as part of their core X series (the others being the flagship 10-core i9-7900X and the 6-core i7-7800X). The 7820X is an 8-core, 16-thread CPU which will amply satisfy all but the heaviest of multi-threaded use cases. The 7820X requires a relatively expensive X299 (Basin Falls) motherboard, which costs upwards of $250. The 7820X is listed at $599 which is about $200 more than AMD's current flagship 8-core, 16 thread Ryzen 7 1800X. In addition to better IPC, the 7820X is higher clocked with base and max boost clocks of 3.6/4.5 GHz respectively, compared to 3.6G/4.0 GHz for the Ryzen 7 1800X. The additional $200 (50%) buys you around 20% more performance in both single and multi core workloads. Intel have also released several Kabylake-X HEDT CPUs: the 4-thread i5-7640X and the 8-thread i7-7740X and will shortly release of even higher spec Skylake-X processors. It's probably wise to hold off purchasing until the eagerly anticipated 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are launched later this month. [Jul '17 CPUPro]

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The AMD FX-8320 has the same architecture and specs as the FX-8350, the only difference being the base/turbo clocks of 3.5/4.0 GHz for the 8320 vs 4.0/4.2 GHz for the 8350. Comparing the two models shows that the 8320 lags the 8350 at stock speeds by around 10% but broadly matches it when both processors are overclocked. This combined with the 8320's considerably lower price tag makes the 8320 the better value proposition. In terms of outright performance, as with all AMD CPUs, the FX series have very strong multi-core performance but lag Intel considerably in terms of single and dual-core throughput. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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