AMD FX-8320 OC vs. FX-8350

CrazyMateo · Oct 8, 2014

If one were to overclock the FX-8320 to 4.0 GHz (the stock speed of the 8350), would there be any performance difference? If so, where?

I plan to be using my computer to design and render 3D models, and was wondering if the$30 dollar difference is better spent on the 8350 over the 8320, or toward my GPU. Here are my planned system specs, in case you were wondering:

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ Mobo
FirePower Fatal1ty 750W 80Plus Bronze (PSU)
Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (RAM)
PowerColor TurboDuo AXR9 280 (GPU)
and either the FX-8350, or the FX-8320 (CPU).

ronintexas · Oct 8, 2014

Just a suggestion - I would get a different power supply....It is recommended to get a tier1/tier2 PSU from this list: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1925006/power-supply-tiered-list.html

The FX-8350 is basically just an OC'd 8320....

lukelaw · Oct 8, 2014

The FX-8350 is just a higher binned part to the FX-8320 so performance will be the same but the FX-8350 has more potential for overclocking.

NightAntilli · Oct 8, 2014

I was able to overclock my 8320 to 4.4 GHz with a hyper evo 212 as its cooler. It'll outperform a stock 8350 at that speed since they are basically the same. There's no guarantee to reach that with each 8320 though, since each chip is different. But generally, you should have no problem reaching 4 GHz. It'll perform exactly the same as the 8350 in that case. Only thing, The 8350 boosts to 4.2 GHz. If you overclock the 8320 to 4 GHz, you'll probably lose the turbo boost, which means the 8350 will still slightly outspeed it. If you reach 4.2 GHz you should be fine again. And obviously, the 8350 can generally overclock higher than an 8320.

CrazyMateo · Oct 8, 2014

ronintexas :

Thank you, I'm all open to suggestions. Do you know of the Fatal1ty being a bad PSU, or have you just never heard of it?

lukelaw · Oct 8, 2014

The Fatal1ty power supply's are a fine brand, nothing wrong with them but if you can get an RM 500W or 600W than it'll be a better choice

ronintexas · Oct 8, 2014

The OCZ Fatal1ty is a tier 2 PSU - it isn't a bad PSU. I missed it on the list.

krzysiaczek99 · Feb 22, 2015

I have both of them and is quite big difference. Both have the same cooling cooinglmaster seidon 120, I overclocked 8320 to 3.8 GHZ and for the same job it has temperature like 10deg higher then 8350at 4.1GHZ. It is not possible to overclock 8320 more due to overheating.

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