AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Xeon E5640

What is the difference between AMD FX-8300 and Intel Xeon E5640. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

527Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score431
2408Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2031
PassMark CPU Mark Rating4018
PassMark Single Thread Rating1204

Processor Specs

AMD FX-8300ProcessorIntel Xeon E5640
3300 MHzFrequency2670 MHz
4200 MHzMaximum Frequency2930 MHz
8Cores4
8Threads8
95 WTDP80 W
VisheraCodename
Socket AM3+ (942)Package

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

531Single-Core Score425
2560Multi-Core Score1478
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelHewlett-Packard HP Z600 Workstation
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3MotherboardHewlett-Packard 0B54h
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

AMD FX-8300NameIntel Xeon E5640
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
3.31 GHzBase Frequency2.67 GHz
4218 MHzMaximum Frequency2926 MHz
Socket AM3+ (942)PackageSocket 1366 LGA
VisheraCodenameWestmere-EP
64.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
16.0 KB x 8L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
2.00 MB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 2
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize16.00 GB
803 MHzFrequency532 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

531Single-Core Score425
861Crypto Score452
507Integer Score423
529Floating Point Score 425
861
1.47 GB/sec
AES-XTS452
788.6 MB/sec
637
3.22 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)638
3.23 MB/sec
607
28.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression450
21.3 Mpixels/sec
559
1.58 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)444
1.25 MTE/sec
455
534.0 KElements/sec
HTML5342
401.7 KElements/sec
448
140.2 Krows/sec
SQLite400
125.4 Krows/sec
496
26.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering431
23.4 Mpixels/sec
434
138.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering378
120.6 KB/sec
532
4.15 Klines/sec
Clang436
3.40 Klines/sec
441
5.11 images/sec
Camera347
4.02 images/sec
430
538.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics356
444.8 Kpairs/sec
463
2866.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics447
2767.8 FPS
409
22.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur385
21.2 Mpixels/sec
496
3.82 images/sec
Face Detection487
3.75 images/sec
415
10.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection469
11.6 Mpixels/sec
1127
55.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting598
29.4 Mpixels/sec
1036
14.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR775
10.6 Mpixels/sec
591
474.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing473
379.6 Kpixels/sec
380
3.40 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion277
2.48 Kpixels/sec
668
21.4 Words/sec
Speech Recognition519
16.6 Words/sec
311
12.0 images/sec
Machine Learning184
7.12 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2560Multi-Core Score1478
2278Crypto Score1104
2579Integer Score1483
2565Floating Point Score 1529
2278
3.88 GB/sec
AES-XTS1104
1.88 GB/sec
3818
19.3 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2046
10.3 MB/sec
3444
162.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1952
92.3 Mpixels/sec
1839
5.19 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1042
2.94 MTE/sec
2355
2.77 MElements/sec
HTML51494
1.75 MElements/sec
2719
852.0 Krows/sec
SQLite1568
491.1 Krows/sec
2816
152.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1616
87.7 Mpixels/sec
1893
603.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering1113
354.6 KB/sec
2703
21.1 Klines/sec
Clang1631
12.7 Klines/sec
2259
26.2 images/sec
Camera1216
14.1 images/sec
2255
2.82 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1349
1.69 Mpairs/sec
2642
16365.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1786
11062.8 FPS
2175
119.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1448
79.6 Mpixels/sec
2873
22.1 images/sec
Face Detection1770
13.6 images/sec
2294
56.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1701
41.9 Mpixels/sec
4824
236.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2022
99.2 Mpixels/sec
5160
70.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR2821
38.4 Mpixels/sec
3105
2.49 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1959
1.57 Mpixels/sec
1939
17.4 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1064
9.54 Kpixels/sec
2277
72.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1407
45.0 Words/sec
1084
41.9 images/sec
Machine Learning606
23.4 images/sec