Pentium Dual T3200 vs FX-8320

Primary details

Comparing FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1548	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency	2.59	no data
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	667 MHz
L2 cache	8192 KB	1 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	315 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. 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 FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Pentium Dual Core T3200.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 October 2012	1 October 2008
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

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