Intel Core i5-5200U vs AMD FX-8320

Core i5-5200U vs FX-8320 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the FX-8320 performs better than the Core i5-5200U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-5200U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the FX-8320 has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i5-5200U has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-5200U. Our comparison shows that the FX-8320 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-5200U. A Core i5-5200U 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. The info from our database shows that the FX-8320 has more L2 cache than the Core i5-5200U. The FX-8320 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 i5-5200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.