AMD FX-8320 vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

FX-8320 vs Core i3-1005G1 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the FX-8320 performs better than the Core i3-1005G1. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 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 i3-1005G1 has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-8320 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. The Core i3-1005G1 outputs less heat than FX-8320 thanks to a 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 i3-1005G1. The FX-8320 also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the FX-8320 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.