Intel Core i3-8109U vs AMD FX-8320E

Core i3-8109U vs FX-8320E benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the FX-8320E is faster than the Core i3-8109U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the FX-8320E has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i3-8109U has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8109U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-8320E has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8109U. A Core i3-8109U CPU outputs less heat than a FX-8320E CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the FX-8320E has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8109U. The FX-8320E also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-8109U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.