FX-6300 vs FX-8320

AveresKnight · Jul 11, 2015

What is the difference between these two CPUs? i will be using one of these to play next gen titles (Elder Scrolls Online, GTA V, Far Cry 4, etc) i want to know the advantages of each CPU. Please do not include recommendations and only answer my question.

Thanks to all that helped

machg235 · Jul 11, 2015

if money isn't an issue, 8320 wins hands down, it has one slower ghz turbo core, but 8 cores beats six.

ZENprime · Jul 11, 2015

Difference :

Advantage for 8320 over 6300 :
2 more cores
lower cpu usage in any situation because of more cores
more cpu cache
more performance in any fully multi-threaded apps

Advantage for 6300 over 8320 :
cheaper
lower power consumption
less heat output
95 watt TDP means more motherboard can support it ( 8320 is 125 TDP - motherboard has to have good VRM for that )

Same for both :
stock clock speeds .
overclocking for both .
same performance in non-optimized apps .
same socket AM3+ .

For gaming :
ALWAYS 8320 is better because 2 more cores means OS can move more background tasks into them freeing more power from cores that the app puts load on it
Next gen PC games will use at least 6 cores ; so 8320 will still win because OS can priority/set affinity to tasks moving low priority tasks to the last 2 cores effectively freeing load from the first 6 cores that the game use making it use the FULL core power . ( you can easily set core affinity manually giving tasks specific cores to run in and do not cross into other cores )

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