AMD FX-8320 VS 8350 Comparison

Jhutson25 · Mar 14, 2013

So I just built a new computer, and I based it around the AMD FX-8320. I bought it instead of the 8350 because it was 30 dollars cheaper, and was the "same" processor - or so I thought. I assumed that the only reason why the 8350 was 199$ and the 8320 was 179$ was simply because the 8350 came "factory" clocked at 4.0 instead of 3.5. I assumed that I could O.C. anyways and achieve the same results, and save thirty bucks. But I still have that gut feeling like I didn't purchase "the best" part, and its eating me alive...I can't sleep! (jk). But really, its bothering me, and I want to know if there is any other difference that I don't know about besides the factory clock settings. Any input is appreciated.

Corsair Carbide Series 200R
Corsair CX 750 PSU
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX
AMD FX 8320 CPU
HD RADEON 6750
(4X2) CORSAIR VENGEANCE @1600
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200 RPM 1TB HDD
WINDOWS 7
ASUS DVD DRIVE (OEM)

redeemer · Mar 14, 2013

Well you may be able to achieve overclocks with lower voltages using the FX 8350, and that's about it really!

rolli59 · Mar 14, 2013

You can easily achieve the std clocks of the 8350 with the 8320 all you need to do is get a reasonable after market cooler like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 chances are that you would want one for the 8350 so still money saved.

rdc85 · Mar 14, 2013

The higher binned goes to 8350, the one that have "lower quality" goes to 8320...
This can be important factor if u are trying to get very high O.C....

anyways I heard u can easyly O.C. 8320 to runs at 8350 speed... It a not bad buy if u are trying to save some money......

lovesX79 · Mar 14, 2013

I've had both processors in 2 identical builds, and the 8320 over clocks better but not as high, but I might have been lucky to get a gem 8320

lazyboy947 · Mar 14, 2013

I would agree, save the money get the 8320, and good cooler so u can oc to 8350 speeds, u will be about even on the costs, but instead of the stock cooler with the stock 4ghz 8350, ull have a nice cooler and a similar clocked 8320, similar performance with a better cooler

Neuspeed · Mar 15, 2013

The savings are could be marginal. The money you're saving on the processor, you'll be spending it on the cooler.. So it's pretty much the same thing.

Jhutson25 · Mar 15, 2013

Thanks for all the input! I appreciate it. Looks like i'm going with the corsair H60 and trying to achieve a 4.2 OC. Thanks!

chargeit · Jul 22, 2013

Neuspeed :

Sorry for restarting a older post, but, wouldn't you be buying a nice aftermarket cooler even with the 8350? I'm not so sure what you posted is a valid point. If you're going to overclock the FX 8320, you'd most likely over clock the FX 8350, you'd need a good aftermarket both ways. Right?

rdc85 · Jul 22, 2013

I'm agreed with "chargeit" ...
I'm also hard to understand that logic....

8320 + after market cooler vs 8350 + stock cooler, i will pick the first...

ShariqAnwer · Jul 24, 2013

Why do you want to achieve the performance of FX8350 with FX8320? Why the limit?
Get an FX8350 with stock cooler now. When you want to overclock, get a better cooler and overclock some more.

hylhyl001 · Jul 24, 2013

Jhutson25 :

So I just built a new computer, and I based it around the AMD FX-8320. I bought it instead of the 8350 because it was 30 dollars cheaper, and was the "same" processor - or so I thought. I assumed that the only reason why the 8350 was 199$ and the 8320 was 179$ was simply because the 8350 came "factory" clocked at 4.0 instead of 3.5. I assumed that I could O.C. anyways and achieve the same results, and save thirty bucks. But I still have that gut feeling like I didn't purchase "the best" part, and its eating me alive...I can't sleep! (jk). But really, its bothering me, and I want to know if there is any other difference that I don't know about besides the factory clock settings. Any input is appreciated.

Corsair Carbide Series 200R
Corsair CX 750 PSU
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX
AMD FX 8320 CPU
HD RADEON 6750
(4X2) CORSAIR VENGEANCE @1600
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200 RPM 1TB HDD
WINDOWS 7
ASUS DVD DRIVE (OEM)

Why can not my FX8320 Turbo to 4.0 Hz, only to 3.7 Turbo

cssmarco · Jul 25, 2013

hylhyl001 :

FX 8320 have 2 turbo levels: 3.7 and 4.0 Ghz (max), my FX 8320 came with 3.7 Ghz turbo. You have to download AMD Overdrive, in AMD Overdrive go to "lock/voltage", then select "turbo core control" and move the "core multiplier" to 20x and press ok and apply, It automatically set the correct voltage (at least mine do)
Remember to have a good cooler (hyper 212 or similar), AMD dont recommend to get more than 62º at full with FX 8320. More than 62º can shorten the CPU life

hylhyl001 · Jul 25, 2013

cssmarco :

hylhyl001 :

FX 8320 have 2 turbo levels: 3.7 and 4.0 Ghz (max), my FX 8320 came with 3.7 Ghz turbo. You have to download AMD Overdrive, in AMD Overdrive go to "lock/voltage", then select "turbo core control" and move the "core multiplier" to 20x and press ok and apply, It automatically set the correct voltage (at least mine do)
Remember to have a good cooler (hyper 212 or similar), AMD dont recommend to get more than 62º at full with FX 8320. More than 62º can shorten the CPU life

thanks for you help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!now i know~

DellUser88 · Nov 9, 2013

Hi guys, i'm bringing this topic back to life once again as i see no point in making a similar one.

I'm planning in buying a 8320 with an aftermarket cooler. Budget wise, i was thinking of an Deepcool Gammax 300 . I hear that the stock cooler is rather impotent and noisy .
Also, everybody seems to recommend hyper 212 but it's twice the price of the deep cool. Also, a combo of 8320 + hyper evo would be about the same price of the 8350.
I'm not planning to OC the cpu, but there may be situations when the cpu wil run in turbo moder for an extended period of time ( rendering, gaming ) so i find it mandatory to buy an aftermarket cooler.

My questions for you :

Is the 8350 cooler any different from the stock 8320 cooler or would it also need a custom cooler ?
Would the Gammax 300 be enough to cool the 8320 to acceptable temp's or should i look for another cooler ? For instance, currently there is another CM cooler at an acceptable price range , the TX3 Evo OR a Zalman CNPS10X Optima 2011.

Vincent Douglas · Dec 22, 2013

Intel i7 and i5 Vs. AMD Fx 8320 and FX 8350

In Techspot's most recent article they proved that having a CPU like the 8320 will have very little affect even vs. a higher-end i7.

Also, if you go with the 8320 you can go with the cheaper AM3+ socket motherboards. This will ultimately allow you to get more features for the same amount of money that you'd spend vs. the newer socket 1150 motherboards required for Haswell.

In addition, going with the FX-8320 we save an additional $30 vs. the i5-4430 which we can then allocate towards our graphics card.

JOOK-D · Dec 22, 2013

Vincent Douglas :

Old post mate, it's been solved already.

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