Pentium Silver vs FX-8320E

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8320E
2014
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.18
+62.2%

FX-8320E outperforms Pentium Silver by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking16131953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency3.11no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)no data
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$147no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8320E and Pentium Silver 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHzno data
L2 cache8192 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nmno data
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320E and Pentium Silver 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320E and Pentium Silver. 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-8320E and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320E and Pentium Silver.

PCIe versionn/ano 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-8320E 3.18
+62.2%
Pentium Silver 1.96

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.

FX-8320E 4960
+62.3%
Pentium Silver 3057

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.18 1.96
Recency 2 September 2014 1 July 2020

FX-8320E has a 62.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Silver, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years.

The FX-8320E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.

Note that FX-8320E is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8320E and Pentium Silver, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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