AMD FX-8320E vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-8320E AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD FX AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD FX-8000 AMD Ryzen 2000

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-8320E vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 3.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.00 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm].

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-8320E or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 65 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Vishera (Bulldozer) Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
• Technology
  32 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ AM4
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q2/2020

List of devices based on AMD FX-8320E and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm].

• Used in
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