Intel Core i7-6820HK vs AMD FX-8320

Compare Intel 6th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2407 points

2529 points

5% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3907 points

5% slightly better gaming score

3688 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1957 points

2155 points

10% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1876 points

2068 points

10% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

60.12 points

58% significantly higher Blender score

37.97 points

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3829 points

111% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

1814 points

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1140 points

147% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

461 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3996 points

123% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

1791 points

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1230 points

168% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

458 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

29% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.6 GHz

4 GHz

11% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W

177% significantly lower TDP

125 W

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

662nd of 1,118

640th of 1,118

Family

The product line

6th Generation Core i7

FX 8-Core Black Edition

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2133

DDR3

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i7-6820HK vs FX-8320 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the FX-8320 is faster than the Core i7-6820HK. Despite this, the Core i7-6820HK has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the FX-8320 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HK. Also, the FX-8320 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6820HK 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.

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 i7-6820HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.