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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper FX-8320 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8320 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $102.02 vs $279.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.78 vs $1.21 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 77% better in War Thunder than FX-8320 - 230 vs 130 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320 - 24 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
130
56.52173913043478%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$102.02
100%
Value Winner
OEM AMD FX-8320 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ Pack
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
64.46280991735537%
Price, $
$279
36%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $279 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349100 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8320 or Ryzen 9 5900X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
215 FPS
$8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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183 FPS
$9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
In Stock
216 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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216 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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200 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
In Stock
216 FPS
$13.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
In Stock
200 FPS
$9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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228 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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194 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
211 FPS
$9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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