Intel Core i3-8130U vs AMD FX-8320

Core i3-8130U vs FX-8320 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the FX-8320 performs better than the Core i3-8130U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8130U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the FX-8320 has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8130U. Indeed, the FX-8320 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8130U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8130U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-8320 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8130U. A Core i3-8130U CPU outputs less heat than a FX-8320 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the FX-8320 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8130U. The FX-8320 also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-8130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.