AMD FX-8320 CPU Review

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Nicolas11x12 reviewing and benchmarking the new AMD FX-8320 Vishera CPU.
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices
Model: FD8320FRHKBOX
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[@brinosacheryl4348]

i finally bought this powerful cpu .. i'm going to set-up this as my workhorse and primary gaming rig ...

[@Skins4Life1989]

Just bought one of these on Amazon for $139!!! Can't believe how low of a price for such a powerful processor. I can finally bid farewell to my old 965.

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Thanks mate, your review helped me pick this CPU for a budget rig I'm building. 99 quid at the local PC store, I figured why not!

[@seaottersoup]

Excellent analysis! You're so clear and fair when you discuss the tradeoffs between competing products. Keep up the good work! After some rest, I mean. :)

[@assassino1002]

Hey nicholas, you ended up doing the review! great job man for pulling through! your a great reviewer :)

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Don't worry I picked the results of the motherboard socket sensor, the AMD sensors said the CPU was running at 17C on idle or so. That's impossible.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

I'm not sponsored. I saved up lots of money before I started this reviewing business. Hopefully I will start earning enough money to at least finance all the hardware pieces I have to buy. I try to sell the benchmarked hardware to get some money in so I can buy new hardware. This is a pretty hard business, but sometime soon I'll put up a sale video on my channel so people can buy my benchmarked components (almost new) for a good price and would support me with that! :)

[@dinof68]

great review, just bought this looks like the right choice too for my old motherboard..

[@SPEETHER]

awww i was hoping that you would benchmark this with the previous generation cpu :( but great review as always! :D Thank you Nicolas!

[@SirCaptainKiller]

Darauf hab ich gewartet! DANKE!

[@WrathChild-NZ]

k thanks, it's running way quieter now that it is coming to winter, but in the summer heat it was so loud I had to take the side off and blow my desk fan at it to cool it more

[@Wrightshire]

Intel decided to not use solder in ivy bridge and instead went with lower quality paste, meaning ivy bridge runs really hot. Good to see AMD sticking with quality parts and making huge leaps in performance.

[@RasputinStream]

Just bought this chip, that said the extra power it will use compared to i5 3570k in few years time would prolly fund me one...

[@JujuShinobi]

Another good review Nicholas! Keep it up. And I think you should still get more rest in case. Dont wanna get ill again

[@laurentiudinca9606]

Thanks for the good review. Honestly I was hoping that you will review the flagship model of the 8 cores Vishera CPU's but that's ok. Also I haven't yet seen any reviews on the fx 4300 or the 6300 yet. I would love to see those. I would also love to see someone talk about the Bulldozer and Vishera's compatibility with older motherboard chipsets like the 760 GM on the (FX) motherboards, what's needed to get them to work and etc. Thanks Again!

[@Spence953]

Definitely. I have one overclocked to 4.51 Ghz + an HD 7850 Ultra OC graphics card and a $40 Creative (brand name) sound card and I am running it no problems. BUT, make sure it's a good unit! I use a Corsair power supply, and they make some of the best along with Seasonic, XFX, Antec, etc. Do your research on your specific model of power supply! I just had an Antec 450 watt PSU die on me and kill my onboard audio of all things. Many cheap PSUs do that, even though mine was higher quality.

[@laurentiudinca9606]

And it would also be nice to see some comparisons between the AMD's Vishera cores and their own Bulldozer. See the improvements, if there are any, if they are upgrade worthy and shuch. Thanks alot!

[@RasputinStream]

Im really on the fence but it would cost me around 35€ more and I'm not just yet convinced it will give it's worth over FX 6300 when OCing both and specifically for gaming purposes.

[@ladeninlogen]

This is such a fast cpu.. woow I am amazed by its real life performance!! And I havnt even overclocked it yet!! Great cpu!

[@xXSpencanatorXx]

All commercial processors come with a heatsink, the black editions are just a range unlocked for those who'd like to overclock their processors with ease.

[@masmotors]

love this beast just got it upgraded from 1st gen fx 6100 got good deal and i could not refuse

[@jukeoflegends9781]

I've got an Asus m5A78L-M/USB3, this cpu 8320, overclocked Gtx 660, and 8 gb ram. Runs BF4 like a charm with most settings maxed out

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Not again... I'm not a fanboy and don't make any products look better or worse than they are! Watching a review as a fanboy doesn't really make sense. Fanboys will ignore or deny anything bad they hear. But what I did was just to save time, so I can produce more reviews in the same time. Thank you.

[@dijosoul]

@Nicolas11x12TECHX Piledriver runs cooler?! A few things you may have overlooked: 1. The way AMD and Intel sensors report temperature are different. Intel is more conservative and you can easily get the temps using an app like "core temp". AMD's temp reports a number based on some formula (google this and you'll find what I mean).

[@MrBrett1880]

Great review mate...!!!

[@SLK763]

ur an awesm reviewer... i love ur reviews, my small request is as u made the cpu reviews of intel ivy bridge. see to it u make amd reviews also like that...... ivy bridge reviews were great

[@N1SNM]

For gaming go with the i5. If your doing video editing etc. something that needs loads of cores go with the 8320.

[@Chordmelody619]

GOOD JOB UNCLE OGGIE!!!!!!!!!

[@dondraper4438]

Just ordered that exact pair along with 1866 mhz G-skill sniper 8 GB of ram.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Hearing this makes me happy! ;)

[@dijosoul]

Ok seems like you are aware. I was saying if the chip that uses more volts runs cooler, you either 1) have very good cooling 2) have low ambient temps (which affects the chip temps) or 3) have a crappy temp reading. Good to know that it's not 3)! Cheers

[@andrewhamper3495]

Back in the day, I used to listen to "Burn for You" by Toby Mack!

[@BREEZYM6015]

I'm still using an FX8320 in 2022.

[@QCPWONER2]

+Zitheny Clearly the i5 for gaming .. and fx for multi tasking

[@humandroid99]

Thank you for a really good and clear review! Subscribed :)

[@SwiftHDX]

If the FX-8320 performance is this good, then the FX-8350 must be a beast. Thanks for the review. It really gave me a heads-up on how powerful these CPU's really are. 8-core also means that it's very future-proof and rendering should be great. Not sure if I should get the i5 3550 any more because the FX-8350 is in i7 3770k territory and costs less than an i5.

[@russelllopez6255]

Which GPU for better performance for gaming? -NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB -AMD Eight-Core FX-8320

[@MrSamixi]

AMD Eight - core FX-8320 ofcourse... are you stupid ? :D

[@FCautodesigm]

Seriously hope this is a troll comment

[@MrSamixi]

ZotogariGaming Actually its not... AMD Eight - core GPU is awesome... you should try that sometimes... :D :D :D

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

Almost any GPU is going to be better than most CPU on board graphics

[@Minty_Mentos_]

EXTREMELY LATE but it doesnt even have integrated graphics

[@basbas63]

Dude, i love you for that x) really, you should be able to make your money of it, you are my favorite benchmarker on youtube, really you give an very honest opinion! :) so yeah :)

[@rrodfixrguydude]

the battlefeild 3 benchmark is messed up it showes the i3 getting more fps than the i5

[@spencerbystrom463]

"Never seen such a nice CPU box before" LOL

[@inks1969]

great vid mate

[@jimgr94]

970 chipset is good for mainstream oc but if u are planning on hardcore oc and voltage tweaking go with the 990FX or 990FXA.I would go with the 970 and the 7870.

[@Spence953]

Always. Every CPU requires this unless you're using a stock heatsink or other heatsink with thermal grease pre-applied

[@Nicolas11x12English]

You have to understand, to save time I just used the same text with name replacement in most cases. I was and still am very busy, VERY busy. I'm working on lots of reviews and they need to be released in time. It isn't that easy as you may think, because I am not a robot. I'm human and also have a private life. I hope you understand...

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

awesome review! i too think that the fx-8320 is a great processor.

[@handlessuck264]

Maybe he wanted to test the AMD stock cooler for people on budgets or see how good it is and if you did get a cooler with it like the intels it would alot better so yeah.

[@Gamerotaku7]

After 10-15 days I plan to assemble a new computer. So I will buy: FX-8320 + GTX 760. This is the best Price/Performance build at the moment. The difference in price between FX-8320 and FX-8350 is very big. But I think after the overclocking you can get the same performance. My next build: FX-8320 MSI GeForce N760-2GD5/OC 2GB GDDR5 ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (8x2) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3-14900) LC-Power Silent Giant LC6650GP3 ATX2.3 650 Watt Cooler Master N300

[@Danzoizanagi]

great cpu, might be upgrading to this

[@TheCudamac]

Great job!

[@UltraFighter18]

This CPU competes with intel's i5 non k versions. With OC you can annihilate any non k i5 processor in most tasks with this processor. For it's price this processor is great. Is also faster than a stock 8150 and that says a lot about this processor.

[@cult-ur-fit]

It is still the world's first. Just because another CPU came out with 8 cores does not mean that this one is "no longer" first. That's not how time works.

[@Gamerotaku7]

I did not use the stock cooler. But I think that this cooler enought only if you do not plan to overclock it. I have Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but I still dont recommend to overclock it more than 4.3 GHz with my 212 EVO.

[@Mauser1965]

I do not recall, but I appreciate this video simply for the fact that it shows how well the A10 does. I will more than likely link this as a supporting point of why I will use A10's for basic gaming rigs. And if a user requires more GPU processing. I can outsource my Gigabyte rev. 1 7770's. :D

[@MrGutomlagi]

youre one of my favorite bechmarker very nice review..

[@KEEVVY]

Hey Nicolas considering you have both of them wich one is better, not specialy for game but for daily use the fx8320 or the i5 4430 , I'm saying the 4430 because even if it's one of the lowest i5 haswell still cost more then the fx8320.

[@KAILOONE]

they are about same but i think the fx 8320 beats it once overclocked if you wont overclock then intel has alway been way to go if you will overclock usually amd can be squeezed more

[@Synthematix]

hello ive jusy bought this cpu and waiting for delivery, what windows7 score does it get? cheers

[@wertzui334]

Is this a good choice for a Gtx 750 ti? Or something a bit more powerful? (I currently have a motherboard with am3+ and don't want to change that) I want to run games like: Gta 5, rainbow six siege, the division. I can run those games now too, but on low settings, and still having lag spikes.

[@libertysomething]

Great Video!

[@Haakamon]

Is the intel core i5-2500k good? :) great review too :))

[@Andytlp]

Honda 5k porsche a few hundred thousands. THe difference in acceleration and max speed is too slim.. thanks for giving me an excellent comparison.

[@handlessuck264]

FX-8320 and a HD 7870 would this pair nice for gaming and a little video editing/recording in the future?

[@demrasnawla]

Excellent review, as always. You were neutral to both sides, and gave accurate information about pros and cons.

[@luisadrian6106]

Im using this cpu for gaming and its great i dont have glitches nor problems with it .....its a pretty good cpu

[@EldarDoyle]

Actually you can do a really easy overclock to get this to around 4.3Ghz, I own one and its amazing.

[@ijustateyourrdog]

Do you recommend the FX 8320 over the 8350? It's 30-40$ more expensive here (In Canada) and I don't know which one to get.

[@EldarDoyle]

Honestly, the 8320 did not EVER overheat on maximum power, I would not recommend the stock cooler though, go with cooler master, if it is a 30/40$ difference, get the 8320 with a cooler instead the vanilla 8350, they don't have much of a spec difference, they are both V-Octa cores. Conclusion time! get the 8320 with a cooler, then overclock it, you will get more power with the 8320 with a great cooler than the 8350 without one, because you will have more space for overclocking.

[@rampage3337]

+I ”am” Tuny intel fan boys be like but but intel is beter? and we amd pros will tell them to fuck off becaus we got a cpu that is as good as i5 but 400x cheeper :D

[@DavyBrando]

I've got pretty much the exact same system as you, and i'm waiting for my 8350 to arrive. I have a 6970 2gb and a Gigabyte am3+ with a 650w PSU, so i'll let you know if that will work ;)

[@Renekton2000]

amazing price-performance ratio !!! multitasking at extreme levels!!!

[@moileung]

lol, this cpu is now a turtle when you play 2016 games

[@moileung]

if no other choice then i suggest the 8370. the 8320 is a 4yr old cpu man. this thing is sslow. like a girl when you ask for a date. so sssslow to answer and then she says "no." or if she says yes, then she will be super late on the date and she will even bring a friend (most of the time, an ugly one) with her just to mess you up. im telling you coz i own it. buy if you buy this 8320 on a sale then maybe okish.

[@moileung]

end my suffering i see. hope you get to buy good selection. try NCIX if you have em in your place. and i dont work for them lol but i find their stuff cheaper than bestbuy's.

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

Thanks for this. I'm planning on retiring my x6 1090T @ 3.5GHz soon, and getting either a FX-8320 or FX-8350. It's a hard decision. Should I grab the 8320 and OC it or just spend the extra money and grab a 8350? Current specs: Win8.1 Pro 64-bit|Asus M5A97 R2.0|Phenom II x6 1090T|24GB DDR3 1600MHz|Gigabyte HD7950 WF 3X 3GB|OCZ Vertex 4 128GB/Barracuda 2TB|CM690 II Adv|CM Hyper TX3 Evo I do a lot of video editing as well as gaming.

[@FindingLeemo]

Get the 8320 and save yourself £40! They're the same CPU except the 8350 has a higher stock clock. The 8320 will easily overclock to the 8350. Use the money you save on something else for your PC ;)

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

Leemon - Yeah, that's what I was thinking--I'd be getting it from eBuyer . It's the same reason I went with my current 1090T (just before the launch of Bulldozer) over the 1100T. I wouldn't be using the stock fan--I have a Hyper TX3 Evo with a push/pull configuration. I did have my x6 1090T at 3.8GHz (stock 3.2GHz) until I accidentally bent the pins at some point and had to push it back to 3.5GHz. My main concerns are that my motherboard isn't the best for overclocking (Asus M5A97 R2.0) which I won't have the funds to upgrade to something like a 990FX board, and knowing my luck I'd get a 8320 from a bad or poorly binned batch that will barely get to 4GHz--it can happen. If I were to spend the extra £40--I'd be guaranteed to have those clocks of 4/4.2GHz with the ability to try to OC it to a FX-9370 at 4.4/4.7GHz. But I have time to decide. I have to wait a month until my next Google AdSense payment.

[@FindingLeemo]

If you're adamant at getting 4.4/4.7Ghz then yes, buy the 8350 just in case. Just ensure you have a motherboard and PSU that can cope with the extra voltage and a CPU cooler that can cope with the extra heat - a TX3 may not be enough. Yes, your motherboard isn't great for overclocking and getting a 990FX would be a great idea. What PSU do you have? The main problem with AMD CPUs is the ridiculous amount of TDP they have so if you're overclocking then a good PSU will really help with getting a good overclock. If you have any questions or would like some recommendations for anything let me know!

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

EDIT: I'm adamant on 4/4.2. 44/4/7 would just be a bonus. I have an OCZ ZT Series 650W. I grabbed a grade B refurbished Corsair H80 for £39 from eBuyer, and I've decided to go for the 8320.

[@tyrvidar]

***** Microcenter has FX-8320 @ 99$ right now, just picked one up

[@Gamerotaku7]

I recommend FX 8320 instead of FX 8350. Overclocked FX 8320 = FX 8350. If you already have a good cooler, it is the best choice. But if you're planning to buy a cooler, and if you do not plan to overclock it or if you have enough money, you can think abot FX 8350.

[@WilsonGTS12]

Building a budget PC for under $650. Is this a decent processor? Btw, this is the first PC I've ever built. It's only $84 and I hear AMD is usually better than Intel.

[@MilitaryGadgetBuyer]

Somewhere I heard Getting 16Gb RAM helps this CPU perform much better. Is It true? FX series really Run Off Ram?

[@phimac10]

If the AMD 8320 is loud, get the Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe heatsink. Done.

[@SPEETHER]

Okay thanks anyways. I just really want to know how the FX-6300 performs versus the 6100, and see if its really worth the money upgrading. I know that NVIDIA allows you to trade in your video card if they come out with a upgraded version (like a GTX 565). Does AMD allow you to do anything like that?

[@SuperJuiceman11]

when you say it isnt the first anymore.....if you were the first that doesnt ever really change...

[@TechWizMaster]

mine didnt came in such a great metal box :o( it's came in a standard box

[@kurogane2x]

Me too :( I was expecting a great metal box.

[@RICHOWASP]

mine came in a bit of bubble wrap

[@TechWizMaster]

@@RICHOWASP i got rid of mine 5 years ago...it was a TRASH CPU...burning money straight up would've been more fun than dealing with that stupid CPU.

[@WrathChild-NZ]

and the radiator fan is much more quiet than the cpu fan? I might look into it. not like I know how to do it though lol

[@ehcivicracer]

The fx8320 is a way better bang for the buck. Its the same CPU with lower clock. If steamroller doesnt come out soon, I might build a system with fx8320. I already have i7 3770k and want a AMD system. What people dont know is its not the number of cores and GHZ speed, its architecture. This is why in certain or most tests the piledriver falls behind lower end intel CPUs.

[@Romio1983]

FX 8320 : 8 core processor, cash memory 16MB FX 6300 : 6 core processor ,cash memory 14 MB same socket AM3+

[@SSaNNEE100]

Gonna buy this. Price is good to my low-budget-student life and I will also get some powers out of this :)

[@Gamerotaku7]

I'm not a fan of AMD. This CPU will be my first processor from AMD. But I think that this is the best choice at the moment. I spent a lot of days to choose the best components for my new PC :)

[@spar1993]

just because i use an intel chip in my current rig does not make me an intel dude. i pick what ever gives me the most performance at anygiven time OR what ever floats my boat. i rly like the idea of an apu so thats going to be what my next rig is based on. i watch this video cause it interest me as to what each company is putting out. its not about being a fanboy there buddy you should learn that

[@tomatobros]

Nice review but i don't think stock cooler is good enough can't cool down cpu under high loads and makes to much noise u need good cooler with this cpu.

[@Gikaki]

This PC can works good for Gaming? CPU=AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz GPU=Asus Nvidia GTX 650 OC Ti 2GB Motherboard=ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 SKT.AM3+ ATX RAM=16GB (2X8GB) A Power Supply 800W is good for this?

[@AvianDnD]

yes

[@Gikaki]

Avian Edits Ok ty, whatever i already purchase a GTX 660 2GB XD

[@JgHaverty]

800w is overkill. 600 is plenty

[@nabicx]

its a 125w tdp. It doesn't draw 125w on max. i5 3570k is also 77w tdp but it takes 130w.

[@UltraFighter18]

The FX 6300 is clock per clock as fast as an FX 6200 only faster in games and has a TDP of 95W vs. the 6200's 125W. Compared with the 6100 the 6300 is about 10% faster in applications maybe more but a lot faster in games. You also get better result with OC compared to the 6100.

[@steamedauroraborealis8208]

Your voice has really changed in the last few years.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

+Draydince Haha, I know! That's because I've had problems with my voice for quite some time and had to use a whole different vocal technique for speech. It sounds better now as it is in 2016, in my opinion. ;)

[@steamedauroraborealis8208]

Nicolas11x12TECHX Haha agreed. Keep up the good work man! :)

[@Nicolas11x12English]

+Draydince Thanks! :)

[@akuaragon]

in the end....you seem don't know how to rest.still a good video.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

... This has NOTHING to do with an accent or the UK. I use the UK flag to label the English versions (I speak English in these) and I also use the German flag to label the German versions (I speak German in these) of my videos.

[@pitbikecrazyguy]

wait is that just the retail packaging? because i ordered one off amazon (it said it was shipped and sold by amazon) and it came in cardboard packaging it came in the kind that was on 0:05

[@ModsTheory]

How can you afford all these CPUs ??? Great videos btw:)

[@Hack3r91]

I have an important question...I have a 700w PSU and wanted to plug a FX-8320 and a XFX-HD7850 GPU...I thought I was fine because the CPU said 125w and the GPU said 500w, but what about the power consumption on load? It looks like that would exceed my PSU! Do I need another one?

[@Gamerotaku7]

+ Of course it would be nice to buy a good cooler for the CPU to overclock it. Even if the price is the same, I choose the second processor (FX-8320). It is definitely faster in 99.99% of the benchmark excluding the performance in single-threaded applications. But the difference is very small. Therefore, I think the buying of the first processor (Core-i5­-3330) is a waste of money.

[@Thomzey]

I thought there was something wrong with the carts when I saw it not beating the 3570, then I saw it was FX 8320 lol

[@glennbaat1]

Ik zou voor de AMD gaan omdat de AMD 8 cores heeft en de Intel maar 4. De AMD is geklockt op 4,0 GHz en de Intel op 3,30 GHz (allebei met turbo modus). En de AMD heeft meer Cache.

[@tripton4378]

Amd Prozessoren ftw

[@BrandflakesTM]

Of course. While I'd rather use an AMD GPU with an AMD CPU for the "Scorpius" platform, an Nvidia card will definitely work with this.

[@MrFlashXs]

So I'm thinking about getting one of these paired up with either a -650ti Boost 2gb -Sapphire HD 7850 OC -Asus DirectCU II HD 7870 (if I can pull together the extra) Thoughts? Which would be the best bet? Will it go well with a 550w PSU? Also keep in mind the graphics card will first be paired with an A8-5600k till I buy the processor; definitely need the GPU horsepower before the CPU horsepower.

[@QuisnamOfGallifrey]

Get the Radeon HD 7870, it's a damn good card if you're willing to pay a little more.

[@MrFlashXs]

QuisnamOfGallifrey thank you. Hopefully the a8 won't bottleneck it too much. I just gotta go one at a time haha

[@ibox55gaming]

QuisnamOfGallifrey the xfx 7870 is really good and quite cheap at £20 more than the 7850

[@Ziggy0120]

i seem to see on bench marks the fx 8350 beating the lower end i7s

[@Gamerotaku7]

Now about the power consumption: If you live in a country where electricity is cheap, the difference between 90 watts and 125 watts is very small. But of course, if you live for example in Denmark, it will be better to buy a 90 watt CPU. But I do not understand people who still use a lot of incandescent bulbs in the house instead of LED lamps and then they say that AMD processors is the energy eaters. lol

[@Hack3r91]

Thanks

[@BoltzHG]

I dont think so, i have a weak and old 550w psu and it runs a 8350 on stock and a AMD 5750 1gb even overclocked. I think it will be able to handle it.