Athlon XP 3200+ vs FirePro A320
Aggregate performance score
A320 outperforms Athlon XP 3200+ by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2523 | 3550 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.52 | 0.09 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 7 August 2012 (13 years ago) | January 2001 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192K | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 77 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | FirePro | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FirePro A320 and Athlon XP 3200+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 0.16 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 77 Watt |
FirePro A320 has a 662.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon XP 3200+, on the other hand, has 29.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD FirePro A320 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 3200+ in performance tests.
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