Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 8350
Higher clock speed 4GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz vs 4GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,525 vs 1,402 Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better geekbench (64-bit) score 12,105 vs 10,478 More than 15% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Better PassMark score 9,134 vs 8,183 More than 10% better PassMark score
Slightly better 3DMark11 physics score 6,880 vs 6,200 More than 10% better 3DMark11 physics score
Better PassMark (Overclocked) score 10,147 vs 9,317 Around 10% better PassMark (Overclocked) score
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 23,437 vs 20,870
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Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 8320
Much lower typical power consumption 101.56W vs 159.66W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 30.11 $/year vs 56.1 $/year More than 45% lower annual home energy cost
Better performance per dollar 5.48 pt/$ vs 4.85 pt/$ Around 15% better performance per dollar
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 109.5 $/year vs 159.62 $/year More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost
Slightly better performance per watt 7.01 pt/W vs 5.32 pt/W More than 30% better performance per watt